Teacher Blogs

www.docereestdiscere.wordpress.com -Studen/Teacher Blog
www.youthvoices.net -student written blog
www.learningismessy.com/blog -Blogs that can be used in the classroom

Last Child in the Woods

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrDIbt80Ve8

Final disposition

I believe disposition can be taught but only to a certain extent. There are certain things they one can be taught, but then there are other things that a person just has to experience in order to learn. Future teachers can be taught specific things in the classroom, but there are other aspects of teaching that can only be taught with time and the actual experience. A teacher cannot be taught the style of teaching they will use in the classroom, it is something that they must acquire as they continue in the education field. They must find a style that best suits them personally and the students that they are teaching. To enhance these dispositions of teaching I think that there should be more opportunities for future educators to be in an actual classroom so that they are able to observe different situations they may encounter during teacher. I think that the only way teachers can really learn how to be a good teacher is by observing other good teachers and see how they work in the classroom.

Resilience

Sometimes is it difficult to prepare future educators for the different things they will encounter while teaching until they have actually experienced it. To prepare teachers for the stresses related to their profession I believe we must tell them how different situations showed be handled with a student and then give them opportunities in actual classrooms to observe how other teachers handle certain stresses.
It is difficult to prevent someone from changing professions if they just don't enjoy what they are doing because this usually makes for a bad teacher due to the lack of interest in their job. I believe that their should be some type of incentive for teachers who have stayed with the profession for a certain amount of time. Many teachers seem to want to give up after their first year of teaching but what they need to know is that becoming a good teacher can take years of hard work. I think new teachers just need to give it time before they consider a new profession.

Humility

Humility is something that some people have a difficult time realizing, especially when someone shows them that they are wrong. The last time I was wrong is when I was having a discussion on the phone with my parents. I was very adamant about the point I was trying to make, but my father was also. After some heated discussion for about twenty minutes, I realized that the point that I was trying to make was completely irrelevant to the topic in which we were discussing. Although I was completely embarrassed that I was wrong, I graciously admitted that my father was correct. I feel that teachers also need to be able to accept the humility and admit when they are wrong. Sometimes teachers seem to be too confident in what they are teaching, that when they are wrong at any time they are unable to admit this. A good teacher should be confident in the things they are teaching their students, but should be to admit their errors when they are incorrect.

Collaborativeness

A highly effective team or group is made by different people in these groups knowing what their roles are within the group and acquiring them for the benefit of the group to the best of their ability. There needs to be someone to take responsibility as the leader of the group or team. This individual should be someone the other group members can turn to for advice or encouragement at any time needed. Groups can have more than one leader of a group, and sometimes having more than one leader can make the team more successful. Also, there needs to be members of the group that help keep the ones around them on task and focused on the project they are working on. Another role that one must play in a group is someone who keeps everything organized and knows when things are to be done when needed. Every person plays an important role in the success of a group or team. If each individual works hard at fulfilling their roles to the best of their ability then it will lead to an accomplished, successful group effort.

Efficacy

Teachers need to possess certain characteristics in order to be successful in their profession. I believe that confidence can help one become a highly effective educator because if a teacher shows others that he or she is confident in what they is saying to her class or teaching then it will give the students the confidence to learn. If a teacher shows a lack of confidence the students are going to have a difficult time focusing and learning from the teacher. Also, an educator needs to have a great amount of work ethnic in order to be successful. They need to set an example for their students because when a student sees his or her teacher working hard for them, they will do the same thing in return. Also, a teacher must show good work ethic because it helps them show their colleagues that they care about their job and do what they can to be successful at their job.