Tag: Child
Schedules… Demands, and Teaching…
What can I say…I have held a passion for teaching and children since 1972…Today with such unrelenting demands that sabotage teaching and the requirements teachers must follow…Knowing how it impacts my children…I do feel sad and frustrated…. I look at my precious children, with their willingness to do their best and do all that is asked…My love and passion, still holding dear not to disappoint…I do try to inspire, and make all this fun and rewarding…
My little first graders must sit all day…recess at the end of the day…Taking tests where they must have computer skills, and I will be evaluated how effective my teaching is….I can only hope that one day…We will once again do the right thing…
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Teaching Reading….
I have loved the joy of teaching young children to read…. It has been such a delight in seeing them for the first time realize they can read….There is such a look on their precious faces of surprise …
This year for me has been a quite challenging…Our school is a diverse school in a progressive district…We do have a majority of children from poverty…Our school does have a reputation, even with the challenges… Always striving to maintain the status quo… With all the demands of Common Core Curriculum, and the rigors of Testing…. These challenges, added to the many other teaching responsibilities…
We struggle with the problem our children face who live in such impoverished conditions…
I will always inspire my children to love to read, even with all these demands… I do feel though, no one is listening to our children…They are our future...
Teaching and Technology
Today teachers do need to be proficient in technology; demonstrating their expertise utilizing all that is necessary to teach children…
We have smartboards that have taken the place of the chalk board;white board…. We utilize the computer to communicate with teachers, administration, and even with parents through our webpages ..Lesson plans and grades are all required to be done on the computer where information can be shared….Children are required to learn math and reading skills on the many websites that are available on the computer…along with learning to access information for research on the computer …Keeping lists of websites and computer resources are a must for today’s teacher…
When I first began in 1972, all I had to be concerned with was a ditto machine and overhead projector…Even back then, I was not comfortable utilizing technology…And now, a teacher of today must be able to keep up with all the demands of technology…I have had to learn…
I was not a willing participant…I am a Baby Boomer, not savvy in this new technology…When I taught fifth grade, my students helped me boot the system up and access what was necessary back in the “nineties”…I was even known to take out a computer… destroy the Mother Board…My reputation on my faculty was that I needed to stay away from computers; I was quite dangerous…
I am proud to say with the turn of the century in this new millenium, I have learned how to become somewhat computer literate…I am not too proud to ask for help, and I have been determined to teach this “old dog a new trick”….As I have told my children many times: “Never Give Up”!
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I have always believed my role as teacher, would be such an influence on the many children I have taught…
Accepting this crucial role;
One being that positive role model, is the most critical responsibility; not which I have taken lightly…
Moreover, because I have taken on this responsibility, especially realizing in my later years; It has been of my opinion that I need to demonstrate my style through my actions; even with my appearance; those essential values that would hopefully teach my students how to balance their need to belong in being social;
To becoming that critical thinker; a person of integrity; one who who would respect and accept our differences…
I have believed to accomplish this; I have had to utilize my flair for drama, art, and my professionalism thus making our classroom warm, structured and a safe environment that fosters such values as: having a strong work ethic; practicing kindness within our classroom essential with our classmates and others around our school ; learning to be honest and speaking the truth; learning how to cooperate and work through conflicts with their words; and especially the understanding and acceptance of our differences…
Hopefully, the outcome for my students would be to learn and appreciate values that they will need to become active and productive adults…living a true life…
I feel the children of today who live in poverty, many of the children that I teach, due to circumstance have few positive role models to guide them with the choices they make ; Therefore, I have felt the need to be that strong influencer in their lives…Hopefully making that difference…
Being a Role Model
Facilitating Teaching Through Inspiration
When I first began, I found children were more ready to learn…They came to school in a time when lives were less complex, and there was not a definite distinction of those that have or those that do not…I really did not have to worry so much about my creativity, and it was not an issue to utilize any definitive skill in my teaching…Children learned and were inspired…I could just teach and enjoy…
It was a simpler time… And moreover, this was during the time when children of color finally were “permitted” to attend; during Integration and Civil Rights; early ’70’s…. It was understood the every child was there to learn and wanted to learn… Parents sent their children to learn… Those were the values shared by “all”.
Today’s world is so much different ;and my teaching has had to meet those needs to continue to facilitate this love of learning…Our children may not always come prepared, and not by their choice but because of some economic or parental instability in their home life…They may come to school hungry, sleepy, or ill prepared because they did not have a time to do their homework….These precious children live in chaos…
I am a stronger teacher…My love for my children and passion for teaching is all that is important… I will provide these essential skills, safety, and enthusiasm in my classroom …I will facilitate their learning and love for learning….
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Janis Sexton...Teacher...Advocate 