I believe that every child has the ability to learn, but it takes a good teacher to be able to bring this ability out. This is a role I would like to take. I believe the purposes of education are necessary for the child to live a successful life.
In my opinion, the school’s goals should begin with providing students the necessary knowledge and experiences to help contribute to our society. And it will be a very important goal for me to help my students succeed any where they go. Being a teacher is something that I’ve thought about since the first grade. The desire to be a teacher is a different story. It is almost a powerful feeling knowing that I can change the lives of so many students. A child will learn as it grows up, that is a given.
But will it learn properly is another story. I have not yet determined how I have learned because I am not yet grown up, but I believe there is a lot for me to learn, but I do know that I have a strong will to be an educator, and be remembered as some one who had an influence in a child’s life. Everything taught in school will someday benefit the child whether he holds a job in that field, or has to figure out a real life problem that can be solved by using what he learned in school. I believe that children learn best when they are taught under certain conditions and in certain ways.
Some of these are having children experiment with examples of the topic being taught. Many children learn by doing, so the child has a better understanding of what is being taught. Another way that children may learn best is working in a small group with other children. The task can be done faster and more thought out, and there is less stress on the child. By working in a small group, the children can come up with different ideas and strategies on how to solve a problem.
This benefits the child because he learns to help others, as well as having others help him. Numerous extracurricular activities should be provided so that the student’s can get involved with their school in many different ways. Somehow, the school needs to become a place that kids look forward to coming to every day, not a place they dread and don’t want to be at. As a teacher I will do my best to make this happen. I am in favor of vocational studies and liberal arts, as well as the general education courses, when it comes to the subjects that need to be taught in school.
I think the major subjects such as English and science, as well as subjects such as typing, need to be taught in the classroom setting. The students will gain valuable knowledge, and in some classes hands-on experience, that they can use to their benefit when they get out of school. I believe all children can learn. How quickly they learn depends upon the ability of the child, and the effectiveness of the teacher.
It will be my responsibility to be well versed in the subjects that I am teaching. An effective teacher is also aware of different learning styles, and respects the diversity of their students. It is the student’s responsibility to take an active part in their education, learning about the world around them to the best of their ability. It will be my job to guide the students through experiences that enable the student to think, reach their own conclusions, and apply what they have learned.
