Kate EDU 402

The first entry that really spoke me, was entry twenty two, “Contemplating Suicide” and it spoke to me for a lot of reasons. While, I have never actually thought about it, I’ve had depression and other mental health issues, like anxiety, so that feeling that the teacher and the student are both talking about, is definitely a feeling that I am familiar with. Another reason this really spoke to me, is that because of these mental health “issues” that I have, it sometimes worries me how I might be affected if I have a student who is going through something like that and needs someone like me to lean on. The way that this teacher handled it, and the connection that exists between Sierra and this teacher, is something that really really touched me and it really made me look at my own thoughts and feelings and how I might handle something like this if it were to ever happen to me. I don’t quite know yet, what I would do, but the strength and courage of this teacher, really really spoke to m...

The first entry that speaks to me is actually the first entry in this section, “A New Teacher: First Day”, because a lot of the feelings that this teacher is feeling on their first day as a teacher are feelings that I am almost certain that I will have on my first day. One of my biggest fears as a teacher is that my students will immediately not respond to me and I’ll flounder on my very first day on the job. I remember being nervous extremely nervous on my first day of practicum and worrying that I would not connect to my students and they would not like me very much and I went through the same thing when I subbed while home over Christmas break. I connected with a lot of these fears and I admired the way that that this teacher was able to handle the awkward situation, and I hope that if my first day on the job ends up taking a similar route that I can handle it the way that this teacher did. I also really admired the way that this teacher handled the particular situation with Miguel...

One of major problems facing educators today, is the line between uniformity and diversity when instructing students. Something educators struggle with is not pushing students into the same mold, which has been a problem in the school system for decades. For many teachers, uniformity comes easier than diversity, but this does a disservice to almost all students, as uniformity doesn’t take into account the different beliefs, learning and thinking styles, or adversities that students might face. This can be shown in how many students who don’t learn and respond to the so called “best approach” of teachers, are often labeled as “disabled” when the reality is most them have different learning styles. However, we shouldn’t completely ignore uniformity, “ We need appropriate uniform standards but not standardization.” (Guild, John Hopkins University). The main goal of us, as future educators, is to make sure that all learning styles are supported in our classroom, but that all students reac...