Savana Gill

Lesson 6 Discussion

Think of something you are good at – something which you know you do well. (This may be an academic subject, but equally could be a hobby or skill – in short, anything at all that you're good at). Describe how you became good at this.

One thing that I can think of that I am good at is playing music/instruments. I have always enjoyed doing this. I become a fan of music in 5th grade. I joined the band and have loved it ever since. I because good at this because I practiced my instruments. Even if I didn’t practice much, I just knew so much about it that I didn’t have to practice as much in the high school band.

Think of something you feel positive about – something which you like about yourself. This could be anything about yourself which tends to make you proud. Discuss how you know that you can be proud of this – in other words, upon what evidence is this positive feeling based?

Something that makes to me proud to say that I like about myself, is that I am a caring person. I have a loving heart just about everybody. I don’t like to hurt anybody’s feeling about anything. I can be proud of this because I think that it makes me a great person and has made me the person I am today.

Think of something which you don't do well! This could be the result of an unsuccessful learning experience, maybe long ago or maybe recently. Discuss each of the following: what went wrong, do you think, in your learning relating to this thing you do not do well? And who, if anyone, might have been to blame for this?

I do not handle being under pressure well. I get very aggravated and don’t want to deal with the situation. As far as I know I have always been this way. I have always kept in my anger because I don’t like to deal with it. I don’t think that anybody was the blame for this.

Think of something you can indeed do well, but that you didn't want to learn at the time you learned it. This could be something like 'driving', 'swimming',' cooking' or, equally, it could relate to a particular area of academic study – perhaps 'statistics' or 'economics' and so on. Whatever it is, you're probably pleased now that you succeeded with it – it's likely to be useful to you now. Discuss what kept you going, so that you did indeed succeed in this particular episode of learning.

One thing that I can do well but didn’t want to learn it at the time is math. I started learning math in kindergarten I think and I did not like it. But now I am pretty good at it. I even want to do it when I teach.

Summary: I really liked doing this lesson. I enjoyed thinking about the things that I am good at and things I am not so good at.

Research Question: When teachers teach, why do they have to be good at a lot of things?

References: http://teaching.about.com/od/Information-For-Teachers/a/Great-Teachers.htm

Research Analysis: Being a great teacher means that you have to put your kids first. Great teachers leave impressions on the kids that they will never forget. Great teachers also go above and beyond to make sure that their students know what they need to know before they leave. To be a great teacher mean that you have to be dedicated to do so. There are teachers they are capable of being a great teacher, but just won’t put up the work and effort to do so. Each teacher does things a little bit different in their own classroom. Some may be more creative than others or some may be just laid back. But the greatest teacher do everything. They great teachers will stick in our minds forever. We all know that one or many great teachers that we have had. Those are the ones that we should strive to be like.

Research Summary: I really enjoyed doing this research. I want to strive to be the best teacher I can be to help my kids get where they need to be. Each child is different, so a great teacher will make sure each child learns what they need to know on a level that the child needs.