In most of our classes there is a lot of teamwork. I'm kind of a sometimes yes, sometimes no person when it comes to working in groups, but lately I've realized how great it can be. In the context of teaching, I think that gathering a group of teachers to develop a certain curriculum would be a genius idea. That way you can bounce ideas off of each other, try a little of everyone's input, and then decide what works best. Instead of failing five times yourself, maybe five of you only fail once and are able to alter the way something is taught because of it. Just a thought.
A month or two back at the Major Fair the little TEE brochures we handed out were great, I even grabbed one to take home myself. On the back of it there is this quote:
I love that and I'm not really sure if there is much more that needs to be said about it. I guess I just want to be a teacher that is applicable to that description.
My last thought is that patience and flexibility seem to be key when it comes to teaching. I can be very impatient. I can also be very perfectionistic. I've stayed up all night trying to make sure an assignment is juuust the way I want it because I can't handle turning it in looking a different way. The bad thing is that most of the time I don't finish it the way I want, and lose an entire night of sleep over it, as well as highly disappointing myself. With teaching, expectations should be changed. Not lowered, but changed to be flexible. That way if a lesson isn't the way you wanted it to be, you'll be ok with it! Just like my assignment, no losing an entire night of sleep fretting over something you probably don't have time to change. Go with what you have, be confident, and things will go smoother.
Can't wait to be a teacher!
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