I'm becoming plagued with this notion of what kind of teacher I want to be. After 10 weeks in education classes this summer, I still don't really have an answer to that question. Perhaps because I figure it will change once I'm actually in a classroom, or because teaching involves so much that it becomes hard to describe everything I plan to do in a few paragraphs. That being said, I really want to be an active and involved teacher that gets my students excited about learning in all forms. I want to help my students grow and think about the world around them. I want them to think about their future and why learning is important.
I do have some concrete ideas about things I want to do in my classroom:
-- Meditation has been shown to decrease stress, increase immunity and concentration. I like the idea of having my students meditate for a few minutes at the beginning or end of class. I think this could be especially helpful in a math class where so many students have anxiety about the subject matter, but regardless it would be a useful skill that my students could take with them through life.
-- I've already written about the benefits of Goal setting and the profound effects it can have on everyone.
-- I also think students would benefit from positivity. At a time in their lives when many students struggle with self identity, it would be great to ask them to think about positive things about themselves and maybe their classmates.
So these are my hippie dippy ideas I want to incorporate into my classroom on occasion. I hope my students gain from them.
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