Comments for Teachers

Weeks 7,8,9
Kelly Hines: Keeping Kids First
After following this blog, I see that it is very important for a teacher to always keeps kids first. The opportunity to work with young people is the reason that I have always wanted to be a teacher. It is important that as future educators we keep this in mind that we are there for them and to help them to be successful. In her blog, Kelly makes reference to her grandmother and how inspirational she was to her in becoming a teacher. I want to be inspirational to my students in the future as well. We have all had teachers that have inspired us, and that is my goal.

Weeks 10,11,12
Ted Barnett: Ed.Tech: Challenge, Instinct, Resilience
After following his blog, I have found his page very useful. He has made several posts about how to use twitter successful, and information that could help future teachers. In the most interesting one I looked at was the post: Challenge, Instinct, Resilience.
In this post ted discusses the pressures and problems he had with being a new teacher. He said it was a baptism by fire and through it he learned how to lead under pressure. He said that he learned a lot about himself, and became a better teacher in the process.
As a teacher there are going to be a lot of pressures, and I am looking forward to facing these pressures and problems.

Weeks 13, 14
Steven Anderson: Blogging the Web 2.0, Connected Classroom
In this blog, Steven states that as teachers we are obligated to provide context and relationships so learning will make sense. Students have the right to know why and how what they are learning is significant. He also states that lessons must have depth and meaning so that students will be interested in the material. If students are interested then the students will be more adapt to learn more and discover more about the subject covered int he lesson.
I found this to be very interesting, because as teachers we must be able to keep our students interested in the materials. If students believe what they are learning is important they will be more likely to learn. This means that as a teacher you must be very passionate about what you teach. If a teacher is unenthusiastic about a lesson, so will the students. So, as a teacher you have to be passionate about the material, so that your students will be as well.