Mr. McClung’s blog was inspiring. His blog was a recap of his first year as a teacher and the lessons he has learned from it. Mr. McClung’s tips to be a successful teacher are; learn how to read the crowd, be flexible, communicate, be reasonable, don’t be afraid of technology, listen to your students, and lastly never stop learning. Out of all of his tips the ones that spoke out to me, where his tips on learning to communicate, to be reasonable, listen to our students, and to never stop learning.
I too feel that communication is the best medicine. It is key trait to succeed and to better ourselves.Mr. McClung also speaks about being reasonable. As educators our main goal should be to educate. To achieve this goal it is crucial that we learn that it is more important that our students comprehend the lesson than to perfect the presentation of the lesson. It was very clear in Mr. McClung’s blog that as teachers everything we do should be to better our students. Do not scold a child for their mistakes and failures but encourage them to try again. Next to their parents, teachers should be the student’s biggest fan and biggest supporters. Another great lesson is to listen to our students. As a future educator I would like to become a teacher where my students know and feel that I care for them. The last tip was to never stop learning, in order to become a great teacher we must continue to learn ourselves. Without evolving with the times and without continuous education, how are we as educators suppose to encourage our students to do the same?
Thorough, thoughtful, positive!
ReplyDeleteLast week Mr. McClung posted his third annual reflection. I think they get better and better. It will take only 5 minutes or so to read the 2010-2011 What I Learned This Year. I highly recommend it!
Sean,
ReplyDeleteYou make a great point! "Without evolving with the times and without continuous education, how are we as educators suppose to encourage our students to do the same?" I feel like this is very important and that you chose your words well! It seems like a lot of people take the Mr. Winkle approach and view education as something that should stay the same, always be familiar to what we have always known it to be. I think this is why education is now in a state of reform, because alot of people are just now realizing, with the vast changes that have occurred in our world, that education must be brought up to speed with the times if it is to be effective and meaningful.
Very thought-provoking post!
Good job, Sean. It seems you fully understand the importance of Mr. McClung's post and how to use his advice to be a successful educator!
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