changing education

Ken Robinson's powerpoint was so true education needs to change. The education system is completely archaic and out of date. The only thing that our children are grouped by is age. Should we not see all our students as individuals each with their own talents and learning needs, and not only see it but nurture these talents , see how they learn best and teach them to suit. Each child has the ability to be great at whatever they dream of whatever they strive for. It is us as future teachers to sew these seeds for them, nurture them and protect their learning. Give them the encouragement and support they need to be lifelong learners and strivers to be anything they wish to be.  

values

Here are some important values that I believe all people that are either in the teaching profession or working towards it as a career should maintain and uphold.
TRUSTWORTHINESS: This needs to be upheld your students need to be able to trust you before anything else how can you be trusted with their learning and education if you cannot gain their trust as an educator and teacher.
RESPECT: Respect needs to be across the board, respect for your students and their whanau, your school and its environment. When you've earned respect then it in turn will be reciprocated.
RESPONSIBILITY: You as a teacher need to be responsible and professional you are been trusted to look after and nurture your students learning. This is a huge responsibility and one that you need to maintain.
FAIRNESS: To be a good teacher you also must be fair. Your students must never feel that they have been hard done by or that they are been judged unfairly this will not gain their trust or their respect. You must be fair and just in every situation that arises.
CARING: This goes without saying how could you even want to be a teacher without this value all children need to be cared and nurtured. All children should know that they can trust you and that you care.
I couldnt work out how to edit citizenship out lol i dont believe this to be an important value.

teaching effectiveness

Every child will be able to back to school and vividly remember he/she's favorite teacher this teacher will have had an impact on this child's learning because of their effectiveness. this is the teacher I want to be for all my future tauira.
I believe I will be able to do this by firstly, by not ever stopping loving to teach. I want to always have a passion for teaching and nurturing our tamariki's education. This will be done through seeing every child as an individual and their learning needs will also be individual so I will always try to cater for their needs as a learner. The time that a child spends in my class I will try to give each and every one a learning experience that will be totally holistic and most of all fun I truly believe that learning needs to be fun. You also have to be caring your children need to feel safe with you and within the classroom. This does not mean that you are a pushover every child needs boundaries, rules and high expectations, if they know you have high expectations and they will go out of their way to please you if you have built a relationship or trust and caring.
I also believe that to be an effective teacher you have to never stop wanting to learn or change because learning should be lifelong and change will happen continually whether it be personal or technological or emotional etc. So you can never get set in your ways you always will have to change and adapt to suit.
From the short teaching experience I've had out at practicum the biggest highlight was seeing the children learn and remember the things you taught them. The knowledge that you have made a difference even if it is minute is huge in the bigger picture of their education. To be able to do this as a career every day to all different children will be amazing I cant wait!!!!!!