Blog Post 3

My Question for this week is what do you feel is the most difficult challenge you will face with teaching? The book talked a lot about children with developmental problems such as Attention Deficit Disorder. Many of my classmates mentioned this as well. I feel like this a concern that a lot of young teachers encounter. ADD in children is a challenge that seems to becoming more and more apparent in the teaching world, and how to address it is almost as big of a problem. I feel as if the pattern as of late is to just treat all children with a little bit of a problem the same way, they are either pushed off to another class or medicated. I hope and feel as if this pattern is being changed or at least people want to change it! All my fellow classmates seemed very motivated to change this pattern, but that doesn't mean it won't be easy. Dealing with these types of children has to be difficult. I worked with a little boy this summer you had Autism, and it was one of the most difficult things for me to work with him, but he was such an amazing boy that it made it worth it. But, as a teacher you have to be very motivated to help these students along with patient. It is way easier said then done to say that you will never get aggravated and want to give up. To me, from the reading and class discussion, it is important to ask what one's biggest challenge in teaching would be.

Blog Post 2

Wow. Asking why I want to be a teacher is kind of a heavy question. The path that brought me to teaching is a little more unconventional then most. I sit in class and see all the freshman around me that already know they want to be teachers and I think about the process until my Junior year of college that it took me to decide I wanted to become a teacher. I'll admit it, the money was a factor for me. It made me sacred to admit that is something I wanted to dedicate my life to, but I always felt a calling to teaching. One day I realized that this was going to be the rest of my life, I want it to be something that I wake up every morning and love. I want to be a teacher because I think It is what I was meant to do. When I'm with a classroom full of students I feel natural and at home. I was studying to be a broadcast journalist and I feel so much more comfortable standing in front of a classroom full of students then a camera. The book talks about loving teaching being worth it and overshadowing any negatives. I completely agree with the books statement there. I want to be a teacher because I absolutely love it. When I worked with my class of preschoolers this summer It brought me so much gratification and happiness everyday. When the end of the summer came and I received notes from all the parents of my students about how thankful they were for my work this summer I knew right then that this is what I was supposed to do for the rest of my life. The feeling I got every day when my students walked up to drop off, no matter how tired I was or if I had a bad night the night before, is why I why I want to be a teacher. It is a feeling that I couldn't get going into work anywhere else.

Blog Post 1

My name is Schasia Modrzynski. I would love to teach early childhood, so Kindergarden through third grade. I love younger children though, so preferably I would want to teach Kindergarden or first grade. I run both cross country and track and field for John Carroll. Athletics has always been a huge part of my life. I played soccer and ran track in High School, and when I came to Carroll as a Freshman I decided to run cross country as well and I've never been happier about a decision. This semester I plan to be a National qualifier and All- American in Cross Country as well as making the deans list and being accepted into the school based education graduate program at John Carroll.
There is a lot that matters a great deal to me, so this question is difficult to answer. I think what matters most in being successful is ones drive to do it. You cannot get anything done in life or achieve your dreams and goals without the dedication and drive to do it. This can be seen through almost anything a person does in their lives. With that being said, nothing is worth being accomplished without being surrounded by people you love. So, you do not only need to be driven, but also the people I love, weather it be friends or family, are also matter the most to me. For me to feel most comfortable taking risks in a college classroom I need the support of my classmates as well as my professor. To feel comfortable to take risks I believe that you need to have the support of those going through this learning journey with you. A person will never come out of their shell or be able to take those risks in and out of the classroom if they do not feel comfortable or supported by the people that surround them.
A memory that is important and that sticks in my mind throughout my many years of education is from my sixth grade year. My teacher was teaching our science class that day. The topic of the class was evolution. My teacher took an interesting approach to the subject by bringing religion into as well. He brought out his bible and compared The Book of Genesis to evolution. I thought how he showed us how both could exists side by side was so interesting and still sticks with me today.
A relevant problem in schools right now is lack of funding. I think a lot of what make schools safe places that allow any child to express themselves is extracurriculars, wether it be arts, music, or sports. With funding being cut in all sorts of schools including private and public, these expressive channels are being taken away from young children.
My question for you is why are you a teacher and what you love most about teaching?