Chapter One Reflections

1.1  My vision of a fantastic teacher includes someone who cares, relates, respects, and can be there for a student in their time of need.  A teacher who cares is someone who will do what they can do to help the student understand the material.  A teacher who tries to get to to know the student for who they are and not just the student in the classroom.  Another good quality is a teacher who can relate to the students and what they are actually going through.  I was a fan of the teachers who tried to relate what we were learning to our everyday lives as well.  A respect their students to achieve success in the classroom.  If the students don't see you give them the respect they deserve they will not respect you and it will be a long year.  Lastly, a great teacher is someone who can be there for a student if they are having a rough time.  If a student has a broken home or is being abused the teacher should be there to help in anyway that they can. 

1.2  Loving Children means respecting them and also keeping up in their lives by asking questions and being interested in their non academic lives.

Wanting to help students means that you as a teacher will be willing to help that particular student become the best they can be.  Get that student to realize and achieve their maximum potential. 

Another reason that I want to teach includes the fact that I can make a difference in so many lives everyday by being a teacher and doing what I can to provide the students with the best education I can provide.

1.3  Loving children will sustain me if I can do my job in building a relationship to my students outside of the classroom.
Loving children will not sustain me if I can not get through to them and get to know them on a personal level.

Wanting to help students will sustain me if I can help that student achieve their potential in the classroom.

Wanting to help students will not sustain me if I fail to do my job in helping them achieve their full potential.

Another reason I want to become a teacher will sustain me if I can make that difference in a students life and build a great relationship.

Another reason I want to teach will not sustain me if I do not connect with my student outside of that classroom environment and not help them achieve what I know they could.

1.4  I believe that Love and Helping are similar because if you feel strong enough for something you will do anything in your power to help it or keep it the same.  An example would be coaching for myself, I love coaching and athletics and will always want to be involved in anyway that I can to help the team become better.  These two terms could also not be related.  An example would be that I love country music but in no way at all could i contribute to the genre because I am terrible at playing any instrument.  I have tried to play but am just not good.  I love music though.

1.11  Dale Spender was a feminist who believed that since the male knowledge was not to include any women that they would have to make the history by themselves.  I think that it was awful that the male population just didn't recognize any females just because they were different.  When I look at the world I think that everyone is basically the same.  We all have brains and can process are own thoughts but still in today's society people will say that the male population is better or smarter.  I don't really agree with that at all.  We are all the same and all have opportunities to become more intelligent or get a job.  It is just up to the individual to get out there and become a smarter person or apply for that job and prove to other people that you belong.  Whether we like it or not we are always being judged and need to impress other people to get ahead in this world, which is the sad truth.

1.12  I believe that the main purpose of society is to help students realize that they can become somebody in the world today.  Students just need a teacher to push them to what they can do.  If this is done I believe that students can go out into the world and live life.  They can go to college or find a job on choices that they made from being taught character and other aspects while in High School.

It doesn't matter who you are or what race you are anyone can work hard and make the right choices in life.  When it comes down to it, the choices that you made are made by you and you must take the reward or face the consequences.  That has nothing to do with what sex you are or what race. 

If students are taught how to make good choices I believe they can become great members of society.  Although they may make bad choices but that is life and the life that they chose.  That is what is great about being in a place where you can make your own decisions and do what you want even if it is right or wrong.

The implications are huge when trying to teach young children how to live.  When children don't have the parents at home to tell them what is right or wrong then their teacher may be the only option.  I think becoming a teacher will be a difficult but fun task and I am looking forward to making a change.

1.13  As a teacher I envision myself helping students become better people and students.

When comparing the two statements, They seem similar to me.  I believe help these students become better people you need to do the things that I listed in question one.  If you do those things you can make a huge difference in a students life.  That is what teaching is all about.