Lesson 6/7 Blog

I have really enjoyed getting to learn from the presentations of other students! I think that one of the coolest things for me was getting to experience all different teaching styles. I felt that there were a variety of presentations, and I learned a lot from each one.

One of the most memorable presentations for me was the one about poverty. The group had us do an activity where we were all in a line in the gym. People had different colored note cards. The majority had white, and then two small percentages of people either had pink or green note cards. (I think those were the colors.) The people presenting would read a sentence, and if it applied to you you would either take a step forward or backwards. They would be things like, "If you have a white or green card, you never had to worry about where your next meal would come from. Take a step forward" or "If you have a pink card your family never had a car. Take two steps back". I don't think that I have ever realized how lucky I was to have grown up where I did and in the way that I did. I would have always been put in the group that took steps forward. That has put my SO far ahead in life! There are lots and lots of people who are just taking more and more steps backwards and getting more and more behind in life. It makes me want to help people!

From this experience, and from other experiences that I have had in this class, I have started to think about teaching at an inner city school. To be completely truthful, I am not sure if I could handle it, but I believe that there is so much good to be done in the world! I believe that teachers can make a huge difference! An education alone will change someone's life, but I think that when a student knows that someone is caring for them and rooting for them, it will change them. They can find motivation to do and be better, all because someone cared enough about them to push them to be better.

I have also been inspired by the many teachers that do quiet things everyday to help their students, like making sure that they get breakfast in the mornings. They don't do it for recognition, they do it because they truly love and care for their students. This is the kind of teacher that I would like to be.