Students are a blank piece of paper, a symbol of limitless potential. Teachers are the pen that fills up the paper with knowledge of both the world and the curriculum; with tips and tools that the students may employ as they learn to navigate the world on their own. Teachers are the hands that fold the paper into an airplane and make the students feel as if they could fly. Teachers are the recyclers that find a purpose for the sheet that was previously cast aside. As a pen, teachers fill the minds of students with basic theory’s, concepts and terms to establish a general knowledge base about the world we live in. Teachers can foster self-esteem in children by acknowledging or rewarding exceptional efforts. When a teacher believes in a child, a child will believe in a teacher and feel as though they can tackle anything (feel like they can fly). Lastly, it is the unfortunate truth that, for whatever reason, some students feel as though they are left behind. This does not...
Journal #8 Yulisa Cardozo Romero Date: July 12 th 2019 Write a reflection about the classes you oriented this week (bear in mind the following aspects: what you planned , what you did , and what you would do differently if you were to teach your lessons again). Give examples and descriptions of those situations that, in your view, are relevant to your learning experience. The last week students come back from the holidays, I thought that students could arrive so noisy, misbehaved and full of energy. I had listened to some comments from my classmates and all of them mentioned that aspect, they said that their students were misbehaved owing to that, I was preparing myself psychologically to face a similar situation I began classes on Wednesday, with first grade everything was perfect, the students were so well behaved, they participated and performed all the activities as I had prepared. Then, I had classes with secon...