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.
Monday, April 6, 2009
The good, the bad, and the better
I have to say that my experience as a teacher and as a student has had good times, bad times, and better times. The greater part of my experiences as a teacher and as a student at NTI have been wonderful and rewarding. To be a teacher, someone has to have a desire to give everything they can to help their students learn. My drive for teaching helps me get through the trying times that are inevitable in every career. Seeing my students excited about learning about transportation keeps me excited about teaching them. I think that career technical programs are very important for students. Not all students have the desire to attend college after high school, and it is important for our schools to provide a foundation for students who want to enter the workforce or who want to attend a technical institute. NTI has helped shape me into a better and more effective teacher. I guess you could say that the good and the bad help make me a better teacher!
Hi Riley, at least you didn't say, the good, the bad and the ugly!!! I agree that not every day is a great day, but the good seems to always outweigh the bad. It is the excitement we see in our students that helps motivate teachers I think. Especially in Career Tech, when we have students up and about in the classroom / lab, loud, active, excited but on task and learning. That is fun! That's what our school targets as engagement. We have even had academic teachers make the statement that they wish they could just let the students play games. It's not games, it's just a different and creative way to teach and learn. CT is great, students are great....what a wonderful combination.
ReplyDeleteI would never imagine how young you are from your postings. You very maturer and will certainly go a long way in your teaching career. I absolutely applaud you on your motivation and excitement for the students. It IS the excitement we see in our kids that keeps us going and finally saying to ourselves " yes I think I will come back next year."
ReplyDeleteI think we all forget(or at least I do) that in every career we will have trying times, hard times, and and plenty of frustrating times. But the results are worth all of that. To see a student sense of self come alive causes me to at times be speechless. Whether our students go on to college or not, we are shaping not only their manual skills but their people skills which is just as important. Keep going Riley!!