I received my degree in teaching just over six years ago, since then I have had the pleasure of working with children of various ages, from preschoolers to grade 6 learners to be exact. This means that I have also taught many different subjects, some of which I have loved and others which have drove (drive) me crazy, even during the planning phase! Don't get me wrong, with each lesson I give I truly do try to give my all, but this doesn't mean I let out a huge sigh of relief once the lesson is over!
To participate in this week's @steemiteducation Homework Initiative, I will proceed to share with you one lesson I love to give, and one I loathe! If you would like to participate too, you can fine out more HERE.
A LESSON I LOVE
I have loved many subjects and lessons that I have taught, but to keep things fresh I will share one of my current subject which I teach, and that's English!
Why do I love this subject? I love it because I was terrible at it in school! I really was! I battled to grasp the concepts, my spelling was atrocious and my writing always lacked imagination (and interest). But when I started varsity it was like a little bell went off in my head and suddenly everything started making sense. I realised that if my teachers had passed the messages on slightly differently and with a little more "oomph", I would have been slightly better at my English learning endeavours!
This encouraged my to study the subject during my degree and now I like to think I teach my own students in a way that would have helped me when I was in school. I try to make the lesson fun by including visual aids and even some role-playing. I hope to think that the laughter and enthusiastic participation I get from my learners means that they too are enjoying themselves and learning at the same time.
A LESSON I LOATHE
Thank goodness I don't teach this subject anymore, I couldn't take one more blank stare from "my" kids. The subject: Science. Even primary school science went a little over my head and my learners fed off of this. While the experiments where fun, the theory got a little tedious for me and I ended up resorting to text-book learning, that is, reading from the text book. While some teachers are happy with this method of teaching, I honestly prefer to be more active with my students. I'll leave science to the scientists, thank you!
Last year I took a break from teaching and started a little business, which was super fun but unfortunately did not make it in this harsh economic climate. The business involved kids, but babies and toddlers instead of school going kids. I really enjoyed my time helping these little ones develop new skills and reach milestones too, so as a side note, I just want to mention that I really enjoyed my time with these tiny tots as well! We had so much fun learning through play!
Thank you @steemiteducation for another challenging homework assignment! This was a great opportunity for me to reflect a little on my teaching career and what I love (and sometimes loathe) about my job!
Teaching English is a bit difficult, but when you have enough knowledge it must be a wonderful experience, science, on the other hand, is fun, for me, it is.
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It's good that you teach English classes and that you like it! Sometimes teachers have to teach classes that are not to their liking but that are within the Pensu de Estudios, the important thing is to try to do it in the best way so that students acquire the knowledge in the most effective way! Thanks for sharing. Regards!!
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