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decision about going into the education field has not altered at all since I
was in middle school. Being more than halfway through this semester, I just realized
how much I’ve learned about the teaching profession in such little time. As a teacher,
there are so many things you need to know, and it feels so overwhelming to me
as I hear about these new strategies or ideas to implement every time I read a
new article. After getting through the video, I felt a little less overwhelmed
just hearing her conclude that no matter how many years you’ve been teaching
there will always be something you can improve. I didn’t realize how many
things Mrs. Maronbot could’ve improved until after she actually improved them
which just shows how important it is for teachers to bounce ideas off of each other
when creating lesson plans. One thing that stood out to me in this video was
when one of the suggestions was for her to ask more application questions. As a
teacher, I think I’ll struggle with this more than other things. When I was
watching her ask the questions during her first observation, I noticed that she
was really trying to engage and ask her students enough questions to guide the
lesson. I learned how essential it is for teachers to be challenging students
to get their brains to work just a little harder than normal. This video helped
me see a different side of teaching, and I continue to learn something new
about this profession and how we can improve things everyday.
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Hey Simran! I mentioned in my post about the strategy for asking questions. As a teacher, asking questions can help in facilitating deep thought provoking conversation in a class. These questions need to be ones that are thought in depth by the teacher before hand and are in a variety of forms. I also agree that after watching this video that it was comforting to here that this profession is something that you are constantly learning and improving yourself! As a future teacher, I really hope that I receive beneficial feedback and not feedback that tells me only what I did wrong, but feedback that provides suggestions and benefits my students as well!
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