Five wonders… Five questions... Five things to do…

Five wonders… Five questions... Five things to do…

As some of you are beginning your careers as an educator or maybe some of you have been already worked in schools for a while – there are things that you may wonder or that you have questions about being a teacher or that you have ideas of things you want to do.

I know when I first started teaching I did not really think that much about how I would do things in a classroom. I was happy to get a job and I that I had to start planning my classes. I graduated in December and then started teaching at the end of January; I started teaching mid year at the change of semesters. I liked very much the high school where I would begin my career and was very excited.

Since I started teaching mid year at the change of semesters I actually had the luxury to observe the teacher that I would be replacing. So I knew for sure some things that I would not do by observing her and I knew one thing for sure that I would do. I decided I was to have a discipline classroom. I was not sure how I would do it but I knew that is what she did not have it and I was going to. I had less than two weeks to get my plans intact but whatever I planned worked.

I cannot remember back to specifics those 40 plus years ago when I first started teaching but I know I did have some wonderings; I did have lots questions and I did have ideas, lots of ideas. I was fortunate to have a principal who mentored me and allowed me to be creative and to take risks.

As you are preparing to be a teacher or if you already teaching, share in your reply to this blog post:

1. Five things you wonder about being a teacher….

2. Five questions you have about being a teacher and would like to ask current practicing teachers….

3. Five ideas, as an educator, you want to use in a classroom or in a school …

I look forward to learning your thoughts. Maybe we can get some explore your lists and get some strong responses.