Refined Vision Statement

Education is a powerful resource. With the right person behind the reigns, it can be an unstoppable force. My education has been a rollercoaster, I’ve had my ups and downs. Luckily, there have been a few teachers along the way who have understood me and helped me channel my energy in a postive direction. Channelling my energy and my spirit has shown me the world in whole new way. As I begin my teaching I keep this in the back of my head. There are hundreds of students I see a day who have been given up on and I know their pain. As a person who has lived in those shoes and now a teacher looking at a mirror image of myself I know what to do. Never give up on a student, never say forget it. Work hard for them and understand them, and they will succeed through their education.
I have began to see these struggles a teacher faces as I sit in a classroom everyday full of students who have been thrown through the education system. Everyday I have students walk into my room and assume that they are just going to sleep or goof off the entire day. These are the ones who I need to be saved. I realize they all are motivated in different ways, but they all have one common denominator. They all beg for positive reinforcement. Attention is what they are dying for. To give this attention though, the students must have respect for me.
Without the respect between the student and the teacher, there will be no learning involved. Lastly, the teacher must find that one thing which sparks the students interest. Finding a student’s interest will be the hardest task, but once it is found a world of learning and growth will evolve. The road to success through education lies within these three steps. First the teacher must provide positive reinforcement for every student, which will in turn lead to accomplishing the second step. Gaining the students respect. Once respect is gained the teacher has open range at accomplishing many goals with each student. Finally, finding what works and doesn’t work with each student. Sparking the student’s interest will guarantee the student’s success. I hope to follow these steps this semester in hopes that it will lead my students to success, as well as myself.