Module 1


I have worked at my district for eight years and I have seen all types of teaching. When I began working, I thought that teachers were close to perfect and knew pretty much everything. I soon found out that was not the case at all and was completely dumbfounded. “So teachers have questions too?”, I would question myself. As I pushed in many classrooms, I got to know different types of teaching, good and bad. Some teachers were very fast paced and the students had to keep up. It was lesson after lesson and if a student did not understand a concept, I had to provide that support in the most discrete way without any interruptions. Other teachers were very by the book, no breaks, no sudden mini lessons, just what they were told and that’s it. If they had any question about something they would wait to ask their team leader and did not accept to work things out any other way. I have worked with teachers who have extremely close relationships with their students. The students know everything about that teacher from their relationships to their favorite type of music. The students are more like friends, which I am not saying having close relationships with students is wrong, but maybe students shouldn’t know absolutely everything about your personal life. That is just my opinion. I have worked with teachers who are super laid back and care free. If something is not clear in the lesson they will not move on and find a plethora of ways to help students understand. The students are able to walk around and express how they feel, as long as they stay respectful of the rules and expectations. Noise does not bother them and lessons are filled with hands on activities, including going out doors at times. On the other hand, I have witnessed classrooms where students are to remain in their seats and absolutely quiet for the entire day. Hands are to be raised when they have a question and there is never time for a break of routine. I have worked with teachers who do not like accepting they did something wrong or do not like asking for help and teachers who welcome suggestions and admit to students that they are not perfect and we should all learn from our mistakes. All these different methods of teaching and classroom environments have taught me what to do and what not to do in a classroom. Everything that I have observed and ideas that have stood out to me has stuck with me for my future teaching. They all have helped me in one way, shape, or form to construct my own unique way of teaching.

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  1. Cindy WagnerJune 21, 2019 at 10:56 PM

    Interesting perspective on realizing teachers have questions too and they don't know all the answers. I thought the same thing as a student and to some extent still do today. I think an effective teacher is a balance of everything you described in your blog post. It is good to establish a relationship with the students to a certain level because the student still needs to understand you are to be respected and responsible for their learning. Also a teacher needs to be the main subject matter expert but realize students may bring a certain level of knowledge to the class where the teacher can learn a new thing or two! Teachers need to create structure and rules of the classroom but not to the extent that they are a dictator and so very strict. I know my first year of teaching will be a learning curve but am hoping I can pull from experience of my past teachers, my eventual student teaching and my observations to develop a style that is mine but effective and successful.

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  2. Anhar SuheilJuly 14, 2019 at 10:09 AM

    I loved reading this blog post very interesting. As a kid you grow up thinking wow my teacher knows everything and that's what I thought for a long time. Teachers really do have questions too they are curious just like their students. Another comment you bought up is relationships with students, I think it's important to get to know your students and have them get to know you, but I don't believe students should know that much details. I hope we can all learn from our past teachers or the teachers some of us even work with now.

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