Time to Say Goodbye Blog
What an interesting ride it has been. Jumping from subject to subject for this blog has shown me that I can be very in decisive… but not at the same time. My initial idea for this blog was to discover some creative ways to teach writing instead of the basic 5 paragraph essay. As time went on my topic turned more into a discovering interesting ways to reach middle school students and the issues which the middle school age group are facing. Complex yes, but then again most things in my life are. Although exciting new methods for middle school writing were challenging to find, I discovered some interesting things this semester…..
* Middle School, one of the most important transition stages in our educaitonal lives, does not recieve the attention it should. This is the time period when students are trying to figure out who they are and what they believe in. As a future middle school teacher, i plan to help students through this tricky time and hopefully teach them some remarkable English and French lessons
*Because of this lack of attention to the middle school age groups, many problems have surfaced in regards to proficiency in subjects. Yes it is a difficult age group to teach, but we should be up for the challenge! Creative lesson plans and interesting class discussions can always spark some new interesting class room ideas.
* There ARE ways to be creative in the classroom, it just takes some imagination on the part of the teacher! I have wrote about many of these ideas; such as acting in the classroom, using literacy leaders and introducing new and outragous projects.
Most of all, this semester has shown me what I wanted to know all along…. That I truly do have a desire to teach. After reading lesson plans, articles, and the writing books in class I realized that I am excited to apply these ideas in my future classroom. I am suddenly sharing lesson plan ideas with room mates and applying every day events to my future classroom. There has been frequent talk about issues with teacher certification and if teachers are truly qualified to be teaching the subject. After class discussion and talking with my writing group, I see future teachers with a passion for their subject and a desire to pass this knowledge on to future students.
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Amanda,
What a cool blog! I just love the color.
I agree with the tenderness of the middle school teacher and I agree that it does not always get the attention it deserves. It is so exciting to hear future teachers get so excited about it.
I remember when my daughter was in middle school and you are so right about how crucial these years are. I was so grateful to the teachers who went out of their way to make her feel good. It is true that kids are really worried about looking ok. I cannot count how many days she would come home and when I asked how her day was she would say ” my teacher liked my necklace” or ” my teacher noticed my new haircut.”
You are going to be a benefit to any staff you join. I hope you stick to the middle school age, it is really hard for schools to find good middle school teachers.
Kim
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