This site is a class blog space for new Career and Technical Specializations and Heathcare Science teachers enrolled in the New Teacher Institute (NTI) at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
From a Student's Point of View
I haven't been at NTI for a consecutive three semesters, but all in all I have been at NTI for three semesters. I have still learned a lot about myself as a student. I have learned how important it is not to procrastinate. I am much happier as a person if I get my work done early. You never know what life might throw at you at the last minute that keeps you from being able to do your work. Taking classes at NTI while working at the classroom has helped me see and do what we talk about. It really helps me to internalize what we learn if I get to see it in action. I learn best by doing something. I guess that makes me a kinesthetic learner.
Riley,
ReplyDeleteI know you are relieved this is your last semester of NTI. I am sure you felt incomplete with the last semester hanging over you. Congratulations! :) That is great that you are able to identify your learning technique. Especially since you are applying them to your everyday life. I agree with you about life throwing you curves. Great job! :)
It does make for a much easier day/week when you get your work done early. Having things hang over your head feels like a 40 lb backpack that goes whever you go. The more you avoid it the heavier it gets. I often told my students that procrastination would make them or break them. While some thrive at the thought of pulling an all nighter to complete a paper, others are so overwhelmed the assignment goes uncompleted. Whenever I meet another teacher who has gone through NTI I smile from within knowing that we are all on the same page. We have all sacrificed our time, our energy, and our lifestyles for a brief period of time to learn as teachers in a way that I am sincerely proud of.
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