There are two types of concerns when it comes to becoming a teacher for me. The first really has little to do with my ability and is out of my control however I can not help but worry about it. I fear that I will get a position in a school that will be forced to make teacher cuts in the following year or two and I will be out of a job. I know that it is not truly a reflection of the teacher, but having to reapply to another district after losing a position I think would reek of poor teaching skills. While most schools are probably aware that good teachers can lose their jobs, it seems more realistic that the hiring committee would have a predetermined opinion that the candidate was a poor teacher. My other concern is that I will be ineffective for some students. I am fairly confident that I can develop lessons and activities that will get allow all students to learn the material. However I fear that there will come a time when a child asks me a clarifying question and I will not be able to make the math "click" for them.
The area of concern I would fall into would be the Unconcerned and the Impact areas. I will focus on the Impact area because the Unconcerned worry really is out of my control so time would be wasted giving it too much weight. There was no Self or Task concerns in my thought. I am confident in my ability to talk to a class and teach them math. I am also ready to prepare lessons and activities. Being prepared will be the easy part of teaching, the hard part will come in when "the last two students", as named in the book, need help clarifying. Everyone sees math differently that it might be like trying to win an argument when you do not know what the other person is thinking. The stage of my concern is number four. I fear most that I will not be able to reach a student and let them see how the material is pertinent to their personal sphere.
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