Sunday, April 13, 2014

What's your Superpower?

The Simple, Hard Truth About Teaching
  • Caring teachers who create relationships with their students enhance student learning.
  • Effective teachers carefully establish classroom routines that enable them and their students to work flexibly and efficiently.
  • Teachers enthusiasm for learning and for their subject matter is an important factor in student motivation that, in turn, is closely linked with student achievement.
  • Effective teachers spend a great deal of time working and interacting directly with students.
  • Effective teachers set high expectations for themselves and their students with an orientation toward growth and improvement evident in the classroom.




As I was reading the very last chapter in Fulfilling the Promise of the Differentiated Classroom by Carol Ann Tomlinson, I came to full terms of understanding the importance connections and relationships are with your students. The connections made in the classroom can last a lifetime and have positive results for the rest of their lives. Im going to be the teacher who is mindful of each student, who takes time to get to know each student as an individual, and who goes above and beyond to create a special bond with each student. Elementary is a crucial time in childrens lives, and its the moments we create in the classroom that will last a lifetime. Although teaching can be super overwhelming at times, I believe 100% that its the most rewarding job one can have. As I draw closer to the end of the Elementary Education program, I can confidently say Im more than excited to start my journey and to enrich the lives of many children.  

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