My own experiences in language arts education have taught me a lot about the teacher that I want to become. I learned to read before I was in kindergarten with my parents at home. Every night before I went to bed I would read with my parents, and this was time that I really enjoyed and really looked forward to. When I was in school, I did not start off with strong teachers in kindergarten and first grade. My kindergarten teacher did not know that I could read until the end of the school year, and this was a skill as I previously stated that I had acquired before entering her classroom. My first grade teacher gave us many opportunities to read which was nice, but she had a way of humiliating young students that struggled in reading as well as any other subject. Fortunately, my teachers from this point on were all very good at their jobs and were able to develop my reading abilities a little bit better. From this experience I learned how to teach and treat children, and how not to teach young students. In my own classroom I will make sure to give my students plenty of opportunities to read and write, and correct them calmly when they make a mistake. It is important to know where each of my students will be at when they walk into the classroom, and even more importantly will be how much they have developed at the end of the year.
I know that in our own TE 402 class that people have come from all different walks of life. I am interested to see and hear about how different and not so different we all are from one another.
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I am really sorry to hear about your experience in early elementary school with your teacher. I can see that you're taking your experiences and turning them into things that you would like to implement in your classroom. I like that you want your students to be able to see how they have done throughout the year with progress. I think that's a good way to view things--not only do you want to see them progress, but you also want them to be able to see themselves progressing. That builds a lot of self-confidence. :]
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