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Facts about Teaching
I need to start by saying "Thank you TikTok for being a constant inspiration for new topics on teaching that I can write for this blog." Okay, now on to the point. This is going to be a list of the top two misconceptions about the job of teaching and the facts. Consider me your resident education myth buster.
Rachal FlewellenPublished about a month ago in Education
I want a challenge
I was always told that there could be two schools on a street. One could be a private school, with well behaved kids and it paid really well. The other one would have the worst behaved kids and horrible pay. I would choose to go to go to the second school.
Patricia FoxxPublished about a month ago in Education
My Passion for English and Teaching.
Ever since I’ve had the ability to comprehend the English language, I have been utterly galvanized by it. I remember when I was just five years old, I would go to my grandparents after school on Tuesdays (the day my parents worked late) and I’d clasp my hand around my grandad’s arm and drag him into their garage. The garage was gargantuan compared to me who was tiny. The icy, concrete floor appeared dismal but the multi-colored chalks my grandad owned didn’t. They invigorated my fingers to detain them in my hands and doodle on the garage ground.
Rachel BrennanPublished about a month ago in Education
Help me help you
I became a librarian 13 years ago for many reasons, but the most important reason of all is because I believe that my mission is to help alleviate suffering by connecting people to the information they need in order to live better lives. Suffering can take many forms, from mild to severe: “Why does my piecrust always turn out tough and how can I fix it?” does not have the same weight as “I don’t know how to apply for nutrition assistance to feed my hungry children” but all people deserve answers to their questions - whether they are trivial or substantial - in order to try to solve their own problems, and that starts with information. When totalitarian regimes attempt to control populations for their own ends, they often begin by destroying universities, museums, and libraries, for these are the repositories of knowledge that give people a sense of their own history and the possibilities of the future; and most importantly, they are full of vital sources of information people can use to shape their own destinies. There is nothing more important than ensuring people have unfettered access to information.
Alyssa MandelPublished about a month ago in Education
The Flourishing Teacher
“Stress Has Many U.S. Teachers Leaving Profession: Survey” (U.S. News & World Report, 6/23/21). “Teachers were more stressed than everyone else working during pandemic” (CBS News, 6/21/21).
Maria KaylorPublished about a month ago in EducationWellness
The thing I am the most passionate about is helping others. As silly as it sounds, my motto since a young age has always been that it is every human’s duty to leave the world in a better place than they found it. Although this is such a cheesy disney channel type of passion, It is the only blanket suitable to fill the long roles of my courses of studies and passions.
Matthew CookPublished about a month ago in Education
My Passion is my Ambition towards Teaching.
Ever since I’ve had the ability to comprehend the English language, I have been utterly galvanized by it. I remember when I was just five years old, I would go to my grandparents after school on Tuesdays (the day my parents worked late) and I’d clasp my hand around my grandad’s arm and drag him into their garage. The garage was gargantuan compared to me who was tiny. The icy, concrete floor appeared dismal but the multi-colored chalks my grandad owned didn’t. They invigorated my fingers to detain them in my hands and doodle on the garage ground.
Rachel BrennanPublished about a month ago in Education
I Want You So Badly It Hurts!
Don't worry. This is not some sick and twisted teacher story with inappropriate undertones (as the main title may have led you to believe at first).
Demetria N. S. LanePublished about a month ago in EducationReading Is a Superpower
Like so many millions of other people out there, I’ve always loved reading. Books were a lifeline that I clung to when I was little. My mom and dad divorced when I was a toddler, so every time I was shuffled back and forth between my parents' houses and their drastically different worlds, my books were what comforted me and felt familiar. I hid in stories; my best friends were characters in novels, and I’d rather sit in the closet and read than go to the park or out to eat. I learned how to read very early on thanks to my very dedicated mother who would read to me for hours and hours and hours, and I continued to love books so much that I decided to study them.
Emily BergerPublished about a month ago in Education
Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?
One of my favorite quotes of all time! Not because Chris Tucker says it perfectly. Not Because Jackie Chan gives the classic look and reaction. But because this phrase (adjusted appropriately, of course) has become my life work. It is one of the reasons I get out of bed in the morning. The reason why I quit my “secure” 9-5 job. This phrase not only elicits a smile from my face, but it also elicits an emotion from who I am saying it too. Understanding. The opposite of miscommunication. Understanding. The gateway to confidence. Understanding. Part of the outer framework of security, safety, happiness, and life. The reason I taught myself a couple languages. The reason I decided to teach English as a Second Language, Spanish and Portuguese.
Breaking Barriers
Clarence the Tiger, Dora the Unicorn, Ellie Elephant, Ralph the Dog, and Peter the Pig were all ready to make their début. The spotlight was centered perfectly so that not a shadow would cast that could draw attention away from me or my plush animal squad. I was the ring leader, and it was almost showtime. It was time for me to transform from Krystale the Corrections Auditor to Krystale the ESL Teacher. My audience.... well, my audience was 4 or 5 very attentive and eager learners ranging from 4- 7 years of age from Qingdao, China.
Krystale Jane'lPublished about a month ago in Education
Words Are Power
On the first meeting of my college-skills course for new undergraduate students, I tell them how I avoided teaching because I was scared of it. I care about teaching and about the power of education, and I didn't want to mess up. But people kept pushing me to try it, saying I was missing a calling. And even though I was petrified the first time I taught a class, I loved the chance to build relationships with students and make an impact on their lives—and I found a calling. As I finish my talk, I challenge them to think about what scares them. To question why it scares them. To think about the possibility that what scares them is something to embrace.
W. H. HornerPublished about a month ago in Education
