What I’ve Learned This Year By: Mr. McClung
I really enjoyed reading Mr. McClung’s essay. He made some very great points! Mr. McClung talked about all the things he had learned throughout his 1st year of teaching. He talked about, as being teachers we must be flexible. Each lesson will not go perfectly as we would hope. He also talked about how communication is so important to teachers especially in the workplace. Communication is also important when it comes to students. The only way to get to know your students is through observation and also communication. He expressed that we as teachers should not be afraid of technology. Technology continues to grow and we must learn to follow in order to keep up. We should not be afraid to learn things especially since we expect students to learn and try new things. He also said that as teachers we should be good listeners. It is so important for us teachers to listen to what the students have to say. The students then will have respect for us or more respect. He also mentioned that we should be responsible. All students are going to make mistakes just as all of us do and when students make mistakes we should be there to pick that child up when they fall. We should lift them up when they are down. We are there to teach and encourage students and to keep them going forward.
Tiffany,
ReplyDeleteI think you did a great job summarizing Mr. McClung's post, and I hope you learned a great amount from him. I am already in the classroom, and I now know that his advice is relevant and important to us as future teachers. Everything he has mentioned should be something we strive to do to make our classrooms better for our students. I agree that "we are there to teach and encourage students and to keep them going forward." I believe that if we have a positive attitude and are willing to learn and adapt to new things, we will be able to be the teachers we desire to be.
Tiffany,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your summary of Mr. McClung's post. You did a great job summarizing all the key points that he made and I'm glad that we agree on the importance of the lessons he has for us. I feel that we are going to use or go through everything he talked about our first year of teaching.