I learned my classmates names in one night!
By Grace Jimenez
EDI 600 Psychological Foundation of Education
School of Education
Long Island University, C. W. Post
May 19, 2009
Yesterday was my first day back to school after 11 years and I was extremely nervous. I sat down anxious but excited. When the class began and the name game was announced I thought I would make a fool of myself and never remember all the names. I was wrong I was able to learn everyone’s name by the end of the game.
So what did I learn from this experience? I learned a few things. First of all, this experience reminded me of my childhood. I remember always working better under pressure. Throughout my school years I always did better when the teacher was demanding. If the teacher was laid back I would do mediocre work. In college it was different because the professors left the motivation to me, so when I felt a class was difficult I made myself learn it using all the resources available. So I enjoyed working under pressure to learn all those names quickly and then repeat the names in front of the class because it matches my learning style.
Secondly, this experience brought back memories of how I used different strategies to learn in school. I would make up songs so I could recall important information. I would make acronyms so I could remember the order of things. Sometimes I made rhymes so that I could remember answers for my tests. In the name game some strategies helped me with some names, but with other names I made my own associations so I could remember the names and strategies. Even now with my sons I taught them how to spell their names and how to say their address at a very young age by making it into silly songs they enjoyed singing over and over again.
The name game basically confirmed that these two tools that I have used all my life and also used with my sons will be in my future teaching style. I plan to use some pressure so that my students push themselves to do the best they can. If I feel a topic is too difficult for my class then I would help them understand by using different strategies. I am so glad I decided to come back to school and be an elementary teacher, it is exciting to learn about all these teaching techniques.
Long Island University, C. W. Post
May 19, 2009
Yesterday was my first day back to school after 11 years and I was extremely nervous. I sat down anxious but excited. When the class began and the name game was announced I thought I would make a fool of myself and never remember all the names. I was wrong I was able to learn everyone’s name by the end of the game.
So what did I learn from this experience? I learned a few things. First of all, this experience reminded me of my childhood. I remember always working better under pressure. Throughout my school years I always did better when the teacher was demanding. If the teacher was laid back I would do mediocre work. In college it was different because the professors left the motivation to me, so when I felt a class was difficult I made myself learn it using all the resources available. So I enjoyed working under pressure to learn all those names quickly and then repeat the names in front of the class because it matches my learning style.
Secondly, this experience brought back memories of how I used different strategies to learn in school. I would make up songs so I could recall important information. I would make acronyms so I could remember the order of things. Sometimes I made rhymes so that I could remember answers for my tests. In the name game some strategies helped me with some names, but with other names I made my own associations so I could remember the names and strategies. Even now with my sons I taught them how to spell their names and how to say their address at a very young age by making it into silly songs they enjoyed singing over and over again.
The name game basically confirmed that these two tools that I have used all my life and also used with my sons will be in my future teaching style. I plan to use some pressure so that my students push themselves to do the best they can. If I feel a topic is too difficult for my class then I would help them understand by using different strategies. I am so glad I decided to come back to school and be an elementary teacher, it is exciting to learn about all these teaching techniques.
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