Excitement

Throwback post from Learning About Learning, a previous blog about my journey through post-secondary education.

I'm sure this won't be my only post like this, but at this moment, I am especially filled with excitement for my chosen profession.

I have to write a curriculum unit for class and I am doing a Grade 4 unit on habitats and humans. I have gotten through planning Lesson 7, and I am enjoying myself tremendously (despite the late nights of lesson planning). All I keep thinking was, "I wish I could be using this with real students instead of filing it into a binder and handing it in for a mark."

I had a similar feeling with my Learning Center, created for the same class, pictured below. It's time to be in a classroom with children! At the same time, I know that these sorts of assignments are preparing me for the moment that I do step in front of a class.

In class, our professor was telling a story about a teacher candidate who just liked to lecture - that was his preferred teaching style. He then said that the majority of teachers have a preferred instruction method. At first, I was thinking "Hmmm... I don't have one. Is that bad?" but by the time I got to my sixth lesson, I discovered it. I love kinesthetic, active learning. I love having students out of their seats; I love assigning them characters to play in a demonstration, or taking them outside! I want to make learning fun and exciting and intriguing. This spurs me on through these assignments, to develop my skills and abilities to lead students in learning.