Schooling -Helps or Interferes?

I believe schooling helps with children's personal growth. They learn how to be independent learners. They are willing to try new things on their own. Students learn social skills and learn how to get along with others. Children also learn to share, be considerate of others, and they learn how to be responsible for their actions. In the real world they will need these social skills that they have learned throughout their school years.

I think younger children learn more through hands on activities. However, older students may learn more by reading a book. I believe just as adults have different learning styles, children do as well. Every student will not grasp the information the same way. That is why teachers should be open to teaching in different ways to reach all of the children.

I am a visual learner. If I can look at the material over time I will eventually learn it. I like to be able to review the material, highlight important details, or make my own notes on it.

I work in Kindergarten, so my children learn new things everyday. My teacher and I are helping our kids learn how to write sentences. Everyday I play word wall games with the students. These games are keeping learning fun, while still review the words that they should know before leaving Kindergarten. In smaller groups or one on one, my teacher and I have taught the children to put the words together to make a sentence. Now our students are writing two sentences by themselves.

Why be a teacher?

I want to be a teacher because I believe I can make a difference in the lives of children. I want them to get that hug or smile first thing in the morning when they walk into the classroom. Many children may not get that attention at home and they just need someone to care. I am a teacher's assistant in kindergarden. I love my job very much. I have ideas from time to time that I will offer my teacher. I feel I have great ideas, but I am limited because I am not the teacher. Having my own classroom would allow me to be more creative.
I was a talker in second grade, so the teacher put my desk right beside hers. It made me feel isolated from the rest of the class. This is a memory that sticks out in my mind from my years in school.
My favorite teacher was a seventh grade science teacher. She was very nice to me in her class. This teacher always had a postive attitude toward her students. Most of the time, her lessons were very interesting. I think everyone loved this teacher.