What is the work environment as a teacher?
I'm not exactly sure which type of Teacher you're talking about because there lots of different kinds, but I'll give you some general information about them I found online.. "Depending on the subject they teach, high school teachers may work in classrooms, science labs, computer labs, or machine shops. Typically, they deal with 20 to 35 students at a time. In addition to teaching, they have to maintain order in the classroom and discipline disruptive students. Teachers usually spend many evening and weekend hours preparing lessons and grading assignments; on average, they work about 50 hours a week. Most teachers work a 9 or 10-month school year, with 2 or 3 months off during the summer. Teachers tend to have a very high level of job satisfaction. Helping young people learn and grow can be very rewarding."
What is the job satisfaction of being a teacher?
Its definitely not the money, we don't make enough to say there is satisfaction with how much we make. The satisfaction comes when the students finally learn. Satisfaction in teaching comes when a student who didn't know how to add suddenly realizes 3+4=7. When a student who couldn't even read the words "the" and "are" is suddenly reading more than that. When a student tells you "I get it now" or even "I don't understand, can you please explain it" because that lets you know that they are thinking about it. When students who didn't even know the concept of multiplication and suddenly are memorizing their facts that's satisfaction. When students compare their work from the beginning of the year to the end of the year and they realize themselves how far they have come along...that's satisfaction. The best satisfaction of all is when students come back once they have left your classroom with their diploma (HS, College, University)...you know you have done your job.
Teaching Kindergarten... advice?
Teaching Kindergarten is lots of work. 1. Preparation and organization is a must. 2. Getting on their level...you have to communicate with young children very expicit and direct. 3. Discipline and Behavior management is very important to the classroom environment. Check around and get some ideas from other teachers. 4. Research some classroom Routines... 5. Get some ideas for centers and work centers. The first year teaching anything is rough. But after experience of knowing what worked and didnt, things the next year will get better. I cant tell you what grade you should teach. Let your background knowledge and experience guide you. Good Luck!
What is the difference between learning and educating? Are they related to happiness, and why?
It's said that edecation is when you think about what you’ve learned or earned. Knowledge is responsibility. Education is to use that what you've learned wisely in sake of others. Use and possess just what you really need and neglect your cravings. Good for environment, your and other people's health. Mentally and materially! I live like that. To me it seems you make other people happier than yourself with that kind of lifestyle. But you have a clear conscience. You can get rich in using your education or to make the world a better place, its your choice. The choice is dependent on what makes you happy.2 Question: Lerning is the precondition of being educated. Actually educating, cause it's a never stopping process. But you are not necessarily educated when you just know a lot and do not reflect your knowledge. Education is to understand yourself, others and your environment better. What you do with this understanding is as I said your choice. The consequence is a reasoned opinion which may or may not influencing your actions. They are more dependant on your values and your moral attitudes. Moral is not even necessary for your actions when you decide that acting morally is wrong. Or when your are just persecuting your personal benefits all the time. These are conflicting goals. Either you decide to be more or less morally throughout lifetime dependent on which goals you are chasing. But learning in general makes you happy cause through learning new things dopamines, endorphins and more hormones will be released in your blood what is making you happy in this moment! That's why learning can become an addiction. Cause evolution is rewarding you in the form of wellbeing for actions that give you a higher chance to survive in a limited environment!
List and describe two (2) core teaching strategies you most utilized in your classroom.?
I believe, you need to have a motivational strategy because if you loose the student's attention they will not learn what you are teaching. Attention, Relevence, Confidence, and Satisfaction (ARCS) by John Keller. Provide this in your classroom and you will do well as a teacher. I usually provide some real-life/work related example of the topic sometimes via a video clip, explanation, or exercise. I ask lots of relevent questions and provide activities to get students involved in the topic and an opportunity for successful completion (to instill confidence and satisfaction). Be creative and provide a connection to why they should learn what you are teaching.
What are the reasons why non teacher education students did not consider teaching as a course?
Pedagogy is teaching in its true form and while On the Job Training is essential in nearly all walks of life, and knowing how to mentor others is important, there are usually tons of other ways to get the skills required to be a teacher without actually taking "education" courses as an elective to satisfy this requirement. Either teaching interests you or it doesn't. If I was not already in teaching, or wanted to be a teacher, I likely would have not bothered with the education courses either.
Teachers, what do you do when all accommodations have been met for an IEP student, but the parents are dissatisfied?
This happens quite often.Parents want specialized instruction, and more one on one time for their child.For example, I worked with a student that had severe dyslexia plus ADHD. He needed all instructions read to him and couldn’t sit through a class period without getting distracted or distracting others.The mother implored me to spend extra time with him as he was more successful with his academics when I would pull him aside and go through the content he needed to learn in small chunks.The problem is that I had a large caseload of other students that I needed to spend time with to ensure they were getting their accommodations met as well.In my opinion, which is not popular with the current education system, is that we need specialized classes for those students that are in special education or have a 504 plan, (a 504 plan has a broader definition of what a disability encompasses which includes ADD or behavior issues, whereas qualifications for special education is based on 13 specific disabilities).This would require more funding and changes in the IDEA law that mandates each special education student be placed in the least restrictive environment.That said, the least restrictive environment is usually in a general education classroom, with teachers who were never trained to work with students that have special education needs.What I usually do with a dissatisfied parent is to first listen and validate their concerns.I then have to refer back to their child’s IEP, (Individualized Education Plan) and assure them that their child’s weekly minutes are being met.I have also suggested looking into tutoring times after school, and possibly revisiting accommodations during their annual ARD, (Admission, Review and Dismissal) meeting.Teachers, what do you do when all accommodations have been met for an IEP student, but the parents are dissatisfied?
What is difference between a teacher, an educator and an educationist?
As an educator from a family of educators I understand one main difference in the terms teacher and educator.A teacher is someone who teaches. That is, they present the information and their job is done.An educator educates. That is, they present the information, asses, revisit, and assess again until they are satisfied with the LEARNING that has taken place. To have all students learning an educator needs to be proficient at all kinds of different strategies such as differentiation, meaningful assessments, authentic assessments, scaffolding, and on and on. If you call yourself an educator you show confidence that you know your stuff and that you are good at what you do.Teaching does not imply learning, only teaching. If your students haven’t learned after you have taught, you have still taught and fulfilled the role as teacher.Education implies that learning is involved.So, some in the profession prefer educator because it implies a more progressive approach that is up to date on best practices and effective strategies to better student learning. It is an attempt to distance themselves from outdated, traditional, and/or less effective methods.In everyday language, most of the time the terms are interchangeable. I consider a “good teacher” one that ensures that students are learning. I don’t assume that an educator is any better at their job than a teacher just because they identify with those labels.
What are the advantages and disadvantages to being a teacher??
Where I live, pay is calculated based on years of post-secondary education and years of experience. Elementary and secondary teachers are on the same pay scale. I've worked in both elementary and secondary schools (as a student-teacher, as I'm still completing my B.Ed). Elementary is great because you're with the same students all day, so you're able to make many more cross-curricular connections. You can build a unit around "Outer Space" and incorporate that into Language Arts, Math, Science and Physical Education. I also prefer the actual environment in elementary schools to the secondary school environment because it's more spacious, better decorated and encourages more interaction between the students and their environment. With teaching at any grade, it's a great feeling when a struggling student finally grasps that concept thanks to your support, and when you clue in to the fact that the learning is reciprocal (you're learning from the students) you'll start to get so much more from your job. Teaching is also great because you're always working with different people and the three-way relationship (teacher-student-curriculum) means that you can teach the same thing to two different groups and have two totally different experiences. Nobody can call teaching monotonous. On the downside, teaching involves a lot of bureaucracy. A lot of your job will be administrative, from planning field trips to applying for funding for your special-needs students. This takes time away from teaching. You've also got your Code of Conduct, your union, the school administration, the school board and the provincial / state / federal body responsible for education. Then you've got the parents (who usually either think they know everything or think they know nothing) and the community. Education is probably the field with the largest number of stakeholders, and everybody has an opinion about how you should do your job. If you can deal with those two things, you can probably survive teaching!