Mr. McClung is a tremendously down-to-earth person who shares his experiences as a teacher with others. Sharing his experience about his first year of teaching and what new teachers can expect and to not expect was so helpful to me. Mr. McClung explained in his post that teachers are not going to be perfect with each lesson and sometimes the lesson will not go well, but as a teacher we have to deal with it and know that there are other ways to improve their lectures. In other words, a teacher need to learn how to be a flexible teacher who creates new and better ways to explain a lecture.
One of the things that Mr. McClung talked about was that teachers should not be afraid of technology. As Mr. McClung stated, some adults feel that technology is something that is taking over the world, but technology is a tool that is more like a friendly neighbor who lends a helping hand. Even though, technology is a continuously growing tool that never stops evolving, it creates many new functions for the creativity of a teachers lesson.
One of the most important things that I feel is very crucial to whether a teacher exceeds in the classrooms or not is to listen to their students and what they are saying. Even if it is rambling things, I think listening to a student talk about different things helps that student to get an understanding that you as a teacher cares about them, and you want them to exceed and most of the time that student will respond in a positive way.
Krista I agree with you about Mr. McCLUNG's post about his first year of teaching.I also like learning about a teachers first year teaching.I also liked how he says to focuson what students need.I just wanted to let you know to change this post to #9 on your blog.
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ReplyDeleteA number of very important tips are offered in this article, and I like that you thought about how you are going to implement Mr. McClung's findings into your own future classroom!
Keep up the good work!
- Allie