Teaching is like a Fine Art...

Teaching is like a Fine Art; it takes time, care, and nurturing to make sure it comes out just right. A student is like a teacher’s blank canvas. When a teacher begins a school year the student is coming into the class without a lot of knowledge as to what they will learn throughout the year. It is the teacher’s job to mold and educate each student so they can retain as much information as possible to be the best they can be.  The teacher’s job is to make sure she tends to any needs the child has like having to tend to a work of art to make sure it is the way it should be and comes out the best it can.

 

I learned a lot throughout the semester but I would have to say that I really enjoyed doing fieldwork and observing a second grade class. I don’t think that I realized how hard a teacher’s job is and what each day consists of. Having a class of about 20 children, all with different interests, struggles, and needs can pose a huge struggle and job. The teacher that I worked with handled these situations very well and the kids really seemed to respect her and loved to learn from her. Throughout observing I learned different methods of teaching, disciplining, testing, and making sure each student understood the information presented to them. I really enjoyed taking this class and getting the chance to do fieldwork. I also enjoyed the writing and reading the blogs. I was skeptical about blogging since I hadn’t done it before, but I really did enjoy everything that came along with it. My classmates taught me a lot of very interesting information about the different topics and I really enjoyed reading what everyone had to say! With this said I still feel that teaching is not the right career path for me.