Blog Post 9

“What I’ve Learned This Year” by Mr. McClung

 

The main thing Mr. McClung was trying to portray in his post was to stay positive. He told us about how to read your students. Reading your students reactions to the material you’re teaching is more important than just following a planned lesson. Communication is always important in any relationship, even teacher-student relationships. Getting to know one another other than just in the classroom lets the students know that you can be there for them as a friend as well as a teacher. If you take the time to talk to students and they learn that they can trust you, it might make a student’s year. He also talked about being reasonable. Students all learn differently. Sometimes students will understand what you’re talking about and sometimes they won’t. He also talked about using technology and to never stop learning. You are in a learning workspace so “soak up as much as you can.”

I really enjoyed reading Mr. McClung’s post. I think it is really great that he’s making his teaching be more about the students instead of his planned lesson. Things aren’t always planned out, and plans always change. I think being positive will make it easier not only on yourself but for your students as well. I really liked when Mr. McClang said, “In order to build the respect that we all seek in a student teacher relationship, it is important to take interest in the lives of our students.” I learned a lot about what type of teacher I want to become by reading his post.