Blog Post #8

Blog Post #8

Looking back on my portfolio I believe that this blog has really helped me to solidify my ideas. This blog has also helped me notice things, or the different strategies teachers use and how these ideas and standards are incorporated into the classroom. Through different course topics I can see how relevant some of the topics are in teaching currently. Even today I was able to talk to a woman who told me of the current testing issue in her elementary school, and all about ELL's in her classroom. Being in the classroom helps to see that you are not only reading about strategies and these different aspects but that they apply to real life situations. I also think that learning in the classroom, has helped me to see more ideas that are not mentioned on paper. It has helped me see more of the "behind the scenes" of becoming a teacher and how to really plan and prepare for some of these obstacles that come with being a teacher. My perspective on teaching and what it involves has really changed from the first blog post to the last. To start off, I am now volunteering at a different school because the one I had previously met with did not ever call me or have any classrooms I could go into to help. I also noticed just how different elementary schools can be not only curriculum wise but just how they are operated. Vineyard Elementary school has really opened my eyes to what being a good teacher means, and how to prepare and to become a good teacher. I have met many role models there, who I aspire to be like. I also have learned much about how people affect a school and really how much teachers and schools do for the sake of the children. I have really grown and learned that I really do want to pursue this profession because I love the children and seeing them learn and grow. I want to be a role model for them.