Blog 24

Prompt: You've accomplished a lot during this program. In your blog this week, talk about your strengths, weaknesses, and hopes for the future!

My biggest strength as a teacher is definitely relationship building. I don't profess to be an expert in my field, and I could definitely improve in the areas of differentiation, assessment, and designing activities. Still, I feel confident in my relationships with my students. They are honest with me, and I have always managed to work through any antagonizing situations, repair awkward or tense moments, and find time to talk with them about their personal lives. Even so, I could always be more considerate about how I approach my students. I certainly could get better at teaching.

As far as my hopes for the future, I hope to be working at a more systematic level in education some day. While I have learned much from my experience in the classroom, I feel like many of the struggles and difficulties of teaching can be prevented through systematic structures and programs that are an integral part of the school. This requires visionary leadership on behalf of administrators, especially with developing stakeholder investment and staff involvement. I think I would enjoy that challenge, especially if succeeding meant helping students succeed.