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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Important thing I have learned

The most important thing I have learned about my students is how easy it is to teach the students that want to learn, but how difficult it is to teach the students that have no interest in being in the class. The students that want to learn tend to be attentive, alert, and willing to work with others. The students that are in my class because it’s the only elective left for them to take can be a real challenge. I have been able to connect with most of my students in a way that makes teaching fun and very rewarding. I am working on different ways to encourage students not to be so negative about being placed in this class just because they need the elective. The majority of the time the student has a change of heart about the class. I enjoy teaching my students as well as learning from them. This has been a challenging year and one I am not likely to forget. I was told by other teachers that the third year is one of the most challenging. I must agree. I look forward to teaching for a few more years.

1 comment:

Shellee said...: I totally agree with your belief that our types of classes can serve everyone-not jsut those that want to be law officers or nurses, etc. I have tried to instill that concept in my classes as well, and it works most of the time, but it does take some circus tricks with those that do not want to be there in the first place. The ones who can't wait to be in my class soak it up, but the ones who are ambivilant take alot longer to warm up-some it take half the semester. That can be frustrating a lot of the time, but I have found it is almost more rewarding to see the "lightbulb" in one of the more ambivilant students than it is in one of the students who want to be taught from day one. Keep up the good work!!; March 10, 2009 at 9:15:00 PM EDT