What I've Learned THis Year- a blog post by Mr. McClung
I really enjoyed reading Mr. McClung's essay. It was written after Mr. McClung's first year of teaching in Missouri. He made some really great points. He talked about how being a teacher we must be able to be flexible. He says that each lesson will not go perfectly as we as teachers would like. One thing that really stuck with me was when he said communication is so important to teachers especially in the your working environment. Communication is one of the main keys points when it comes to communicating with students. This is so important, because in the classroom there are two main ways to get to know your students. One is through observation and the other is communication. Mr. McClung also said that said that we as educators should not be afraid of technology but we should embrace it because it is so amazing. Every single day technology changes and as future educators should always be prepared to learn how to keep up with it. Mr. McClung post was amazing I learned so many different things from this post.
1.) We are to teach and encourage our students
2.) Always listen to your students
3.) Communication Communication Communication
4.) Never give up
5.) Stay Positive
6.) Never Stop Learning
I really enjoyed reading Mr. McClung's post as well. He gave such valuable information to future educators. I liked what he said about communication the most too! It is very important to communicate with your students and for them to know and feel comfortable communicating with you. I wish that all new teachers would write something like Mr. McClung did after their first year of teaching. It is something great to look back at and is a great resource for other beginner teachers! Good post.
ReplyDeleteHey Ashleigh,
ReplyDeleteThis is a really good summary of the post by Mr. McClung. I really think that communication is key to having a successful classroom.
What are some of the other things that he mentioned that describes something all first year teachers should know?
Stephen Akins