Interview With A Teacher

With each chemistry lab, there were math problems or extended response questions to answer. If a student did not show all of their work--including all labels and every step to the problem--they would fail the entire lab and assignment. One student and her lab partner got back the lab report that they had worked on, only to realize that they had forgotten to show part of their work. The zero dropped their grade drastically. Both girls started crying in their classroom, and one student was pulled out of the class by her teacher. The teacher shouted at her, told her to drop the class, and made her feel like she was stupid. This teacher has caused entire classrooms to cry, and students have even complained of feeling physically sick before attending her class. When students went to the principal to seek help, the teacher retaliated by greatly increasing the work that the students had in an effort to scare students into accepting unfair treatment (Cassie Lewis). Over exhausting the students as a way to prevent them from going to the principle is a tactic that should be unacceptable. This teacher has, on multiple occasions, used fear as a way to push her students to meet her unfairly high

Some teachers have up to 30 plus students per class and up to 6 or more classes each day. This can pose a challenge with the teachers on how effectively they can work with students on a one-on-one level. Unfortunately, a situation can also arise in which the teacher does not necessarily bother with teaching students and are not bothered if they begin to fall behind.

I walked into classes several times to witness teachers with their head in their hands, stressed from the previous class. They shake their heads when the next class begins, collecting themselves and doing their best to not let their frustrations show. Students don’t cooperate. They are unwilling to learn because they are aware that the teacher will pass them anyways. There is no real incentive for them to work hard for a high grade. The students know the teacher has to pass them or risk their job. This is an all too common scene in today’s public high schools. Unfortunately, the efforts of teachers are shoved aside and covered by pressures to churn out passing students and high test scores.

As a teacher they need to be motivated, showing passion for what they are teaching with a good knowledge of the chosen subject. The session would be planned which would allow the teacher to be confident in delivering what is required in the time allocated.

8. One or more highly disruptive student :Find out the real reason for such indiscipline & disruption & try to sort that out. eg. if the child is a 'genius', and so causes disruption because of bordom and is way ahead of the class, then provide him/her with work/activity on the side, suited to his/her

In the case scenario provided, Jeff Bliss though that the teacher was not teacher as it is expected of her. According to Bliss, students need to be taught on a face to face basis in order for them

I’ve had teachers who teach their classes exactly how the school of board wants them to teach the class.There are positive and negatives to the way classes are being taught; some students aren 't on the same learning levels as others. Now students feel left behind and unsure on what they should do. Instead of teachers going by the rule book, they should think outside the box and find new ways that will make class interesting for students. If teachers communicate better with students there is a high chance that student will be comfortable to ask for help when it is needed. Usually students hate going to school because of same routine going on everyday. If teachers can

One of the qualities that a good teacher should possess is to help and ensure that our

I interviewed a childcare teacher engaged in the Early Childhood Development. She graduated from East Tennessee State University. She has been intrigued by children her entire life, she has volunteered with children with disabilities and worked with children since age 16. You can say that teaching has been a dream job of hers. Going through the interview I went through a series of questions as follows. What are positive and negative parts about being a teacher? What disciplinary styles work the best? And how can teaching in America be improved?

Many teachers cannot answer your questions simple or not. They don’t have extensive knowledge to hold onto because of lack of passion or having such a repetitive way of teaching

Assessing is a major priority in the school system because this is the only way principals are aware of the progress their students and teachers are producing. It is recommended that principals meet monthly with other administrators to stay up to date on the current changes in the curriculum, instruction, and assessments. The school leadership teams must ensure that they are choosing instructional works that have high success rates for enhancing student achievement. If the data results from the assessment show that the majority of students are not producing learning gains, the school’s principal should sit down with the teacher to discuss and reevaluate the lessons that are being taught.

The first step the teacher should take is discussing the student’s concerns with the teacher. This discussion may lead to admission of guilt or a denial of wrongdoing. The teacher in question, however,

1.) “It’s my way or highway” attitude. If a student doesn’t solve the math problem the way she teaches it, the student doesn’t receive a score. So student are being forced to accommodate their learning to the teacher’s teaching styles. She fails to accept the responsibility for students learning by failing to develop more techniques to help students.

I don’t have as much teaching experience as some that are in this course, but in my short time I’ve encountered many situations that I consider to be reasonably significant problems for a leader to manage. One in particular stands out to me for many reasons. First it’s one of the bigger problems I’ve had to face in my teaching career and secondly, I am still currently struggling with this issue; it has not been resolved. I am providing this particular situational problem as my own personal experience from a teacher standpoint and then evaluating and analyzing it from an administrative position.

The main purpose of this study was to explore the relationship and influence between a teacher expectations and student achievements in class. Does that student whom the teacher is always giving extra lessons and is always more patient with or whom always takes the longest to answer a question, and is always called on, is he the one who is getting the most out of that class? According to several studies and experiments they all say yes and student does achieve to be more successful if their teacher takes a little of their time to help the student and let them answer that hard question with more time than the other students. Studies have shown that teachers’ expectations are more likely to influence the student’s performance. The attitude of the teacher can change how they see the actions of a student and allow them to make different opinions. As shown in Elisha Babad, Frank Bernieri, and Robert Rosenthal’s study (1991) from the book Social Psychology written by David G Myers, students are very sensitive to teachers’ facial expressions and body movements (111; bk.ch3). A teacher’s attitude can influence their judgment of a student in class room behavior; namely, their own attitudes can cause the fundamental attribution error to occur as well as the Self- fulfilling prophecy, as reflected in a student’s performance.