Strict or friendly: How to start your first class?
By Jaclyn B
EDI 600 Psychological Foundation of Education
School of Education
Long Island University, C. W. Post
January 29, 2010
I found it to be very insightful and interesting to hear about some of our classmates’ experiences with teaching. Especially with the rapidly approaching dates of starting student teaching, and actually being there in the front of a classroom, I felt that the Panel discussion actually did ease some of the anxiety.
The members of the Panel all seemed to be enthusiastic about teaching and gave some good advice.
One thing that stuck out for me, was the advice about the level of strictness that should be enforced in order to maintain respect and authority. It was said that, you can always become more amiable with the students, but if you start off that way, you never can be stern and taken seriously. The panelists explained experiences of trying to be the “fun-loving” teacher, which resulted in the students not respecting the authority of the teacher’s status. I found this important because I could definitely imagine getting myself into that situation; coming into the classroom for the first time, wanting to be loved by the students from the start, and then having absolutely no control.
I’ve actually had a similar experience when I did an art lesson with a third grade class for one of my class projects. There were students wandering the classroom, and others arguing over markers. I felt like I just did not have the control that a respected teacher would.
Therefore I found the Panel discussion to be personally helpful. It is always good to hear from and get advice from peers who understand the same concerns.
Long Island University, C. W. Post
January 29, 2010
I found it to be very insightful and interesting to hear about some of our classmates’ experiences with teaching. Especially with the rapidly approaching dates of starting student teaching, and actually being there in the front of a classroom, I felt that the Panel discussion actually did ease some of the anxiety.
The members of the Panel all seemed to be enthusiastic about teaching and gave some good advice.
One thing that stuck out for me, was the advice about the level of strictness that should be enforced in order to maintain respect and authority. It was said that, you can always become more amiable with the students, but if you start off that way, you never can be stern and taken seriously. The panelists explained experiences of trying to be the “fun-loving” teacher, which resulted in the students not respecting the authority of the teacher’s status. I found this important because I could definitely imagine getting myself into that situation; coming into the classroom for the first time, wanting to be loved by the students from the start, and then having absolutely no control.
I’ve actually had a similar experience when I did an art lesson with a third grade class for one of my class projects. There were students wandering the classroom, and others arguing over markers. I felt like I just did not have the control that a respected teacher would.
Therefore I found the Panel discussion to be personally helpful. It is always good to hear from and get advice from peers who understand the same concerns.
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