This morning I was able to visit and observe at another school, this time a high school. It actually happened to be the high school that I graduated from, which I thought was fun. It was interesting for me to go back and, although I'm only a few years older than those kids, feel so much different. I felt myself reminiscing and remembering things I wished teachers would have done for me in high school, teaching styles I remember, and so on. It got me thinking about my teaching philosophy I'm working on developing. I feel like to be a good teacher you need to place yourself in their shoes, bring back memories from your schooling experience, think like a high schooler, do things that you know would benefit them, because in a sense you are them. And then take the students and put them in your position. Let them teach, treat them like adults, respect them and they will respect you.
This first experience in a high school has helped me realize that I think I would like to teach high school more than at the junior high level. I feel that high school may be more rewarding for what I hope to do, but I'm also realizing that the term 'teacher' can be replaced with 'flexible person,' so wherever I'm needed or find a job, I will teach.
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