Defining Authenticity isnt the easiest thing to do. I would say it is being able to be yourself and being genuine no matter the circumstances. I think there is a point where you can over do it to an extent that the kids just wont care. Thats when you have to pulls the reigns on yourself a bit and realize that maybe you dont have to do as much or just the opposite realize you have to step it up a bit.
I think a student can tell if a teacher is unauthentic or fake just by the way they act or treat them. If they are overly happy all the time or very strict all the time, but they dont seem to act that way outside of class you know that they are fake. I know a alot of my teachers from high school were that way. Either I knew them because they were my coaches or they were family friends. But when you know that they are your friends outside of class and they try to be strict on you in class its just hard to take them seriously. Just as little kids would lose the respect of a teacher who looks nice but is down right mean to there faces.
The consequences in other words would be that the students wouldnt exactly care what you are saying because they know you dont mean it. Also they would think that since you arent exactly being serious with them, then why do the work if they dont have to be serious.
It really is a give and take situation. You have to be serious to a point or nice to a point but, you have to still be yourself no matter what the siutation is otherwise whats the point of you teaching. Get another person with those characteristics to do the same thing.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Compassion
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. -The Dalai Lama
My senior year of high school was going great. Everything seemed to be fitting into place. I started looking for schools to go and school just seemed a little more fun than it had in the past. But then one of the biggest role models during my 4 years in high school, Mr. Shipley, who was also my baseball coach my sophomore and junior year's had something to tell me.
He told me that since his situation with coaching wasnt going as planned and his life with his kids was being hurt by his coaching of baseball and football, he had to choose a sport. And of course it was my sport, baseball. Shipley had been one of the people to shape who I was not only in school, but also on the team we had. He had brought me up to the varsity team as a sophomore and told me I would be one of the leaders on this team and I would have to learn to grow up a little faster in this situation.
So after learning about him resigning as our coach. Of course at first I was really hurt. I felt like not only he was leaving me but, he wasn't going to be there for one fo the best times of my life. I felt like I needed him there no matter what. A few days later he pulled me into his office and wanted to have a chat with me about my future and where I was headed.
He told me he was going to help me with my recruitment process and anything that I would need over the next few months. He gave me his cell phone number, email and told me to visit him no matter when I had a question. Even though I was really hurt by him resigning. I was glad he showed me that he wanted to be in my life and still that positive figure that I had always seen in the past.
I thank Mr. Shipley to this day, for making me who I am, not only as a baseball player but, as a person. He showed me that people even though situations might be different you can always be there for one another and support someone. And he was the support I needed.
My senior year of high school was going great. Everything seemed to be fitting into place. I started looking for schools to go and school just seemed a little more fun than it had in the past. But then one of the biggest role models during my 4 years in high school, Mr. Shipley, who was also my baseball coach my sophomore and junior year's had something to tell me.
He told me that since his situation with coaching wasnt going as planned and his life with his kids was being hurt by his coaching of baseball and football, he had to choose a sport. And of course it was my sport, baseball. Shipley had been one of the people to shape who I was not only in school, but also on the team we had. He had brought me up to the varsity team as a sophomore and told me I would be one of the leaders on this team and I would have to learn to grow up a little faster in this situation.
So after learning about him resigning as our coach. Of course at first I was really hurt. I felt like not only he was leaving me but, he wasn't going to be there for one fo the best times of my life. I felt like I needed him there no matter what. A few days later he pulled me into his office and wanted to have a chat with me about my future and where I was headed.
He told me he was going to help me with my recruitment process and anything that I would need over the next few months. He gave me his cell phone number, email and told me to visit him no matter when I had a question. Even though I was really hurt by him resigning. I was glad he showed me that he wanted to be in my life and still that positive figure that I had always seen in the past.
I thank Mr. Shipley to this day, for making me who I am, not only as a baseball player but, as a person. He showed me that people even though situations might be different you can always be there for one another and support someone. And he was the support I needed.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Respect
How would I define respect? I believe respect has to be earned. It's showing someone you appreciate them. A person also has respect from others, by having a positive and genuine attitude towards others around them or the subject.
Looking around a classroom you can see respect in many ways. First of all you have the students. They raise their hands (for the most part) to signal that they would like to speak. And other students show their respect by not talking while others are speaking. The teacher has respect from the students because they are a sign of authority. There are many examples you can look for within the class room.
I believe if a teacher isnt given respect in the class, then the students will walk all over them. The teacher should show that they are serious about their craft and that they want to be there. Just like students have to earn the respect of the teacher, the teacher must earn the respect of the students to have a successful and smoothly working class. I believe both the teachers and the students must go in with an open mind and positive thinking towards eachother.
I know from an experience during my junior year of high school that respect was a key factor in my math class. My teacher was kind of intimidating, you walked into her room and all you saw was pink. Pink walls, pink floor, she wore pink everyday! You'd think she would be a nice easy going teacher but, she was the exact opposite. She demanded respect. But she wasnt negative about it, she never said one single thing that was negative. Her first statement was, "Come in here with a positive attitude and the want to learn, Respect the people in this room and we'll have a great year." I thought this was a great and positive way to show respect because she knew the way she was going to receive our respect was going to come from being positive yet strong with her presentation.
I've also had another experience that I wish I could leave out of my school career. It was 6th grade and I was in Mr. Read's math class. He was very outspoken and was also the high school varsity football coach. I thought it was great! But one day we did problems up on the board and for some reason Mr. Read seemed different. When it was my turn, me and 4 other kids went up to the board to our problem. Now these problem were to "help us get ready for the next level" yet none of us could do these problems and we couldnt leave the board until we finished them. After 15 minutes, 5 kids including myself were at the board, but Mr. Read wouldnt let us leave. One of my friends decided he had enough and left to go sit down. Mr. Read sent him to the pricipal's for incibordination. I thought this was rediculous and I had completely lost all respect for this guy. He had not tried to help us what so ever and used his power to punish us for absolutely nothing. That's a bad teacher.
RESPECT: showing the appropriate regard for the needs, ideas, and experiences of others.
Looking around a classroom you can see respect in many ways. First of all you have the students. They raise their hands (for the most part) to signal that they would like to speak. And other students show their respect by not talking while others are speaking. The teacher has respect from the students because they are a sign of authority. There are many examples you can look for within the class room.
I believe if a teacher isnt given respect in the class, then the students will walk all over them. The teacher should show that they are serious about their craft and that they want to be there. Just like students have to earn the respect of the teacher, the teacher must earn the respect of the students to have a successful and smoothly working class. I believe both the teachers and the students must go in with an open mind and positive thinking towards eachother.
I know from an experience during my junior year of high school that respect was a key factor in my math class. My teacher was kind of intimidating, you walked into her room and all you saw was pink. Pink walls, pink floor, she wore pink everyday! You'd think she would be a nice easy going teacher but, she was the exact opposite. She demanded respect. But she wasnt negative about it, she never said one single thing that was negative. Her first statement was, "Come in here with a positive attitude and the want to learn, Respect the people in this room and we'll have a great year." I thought this was a great and positive way to show respect because she knew the way she was going to receive our respect was going to come from being positive yet strong with her presentation.
I've also had another experience that I wish I could leave out of my school career. It was 6th grade and I was in Mr. Read's math class. He was very outspoken and was also the high school varsity football coach. I thought it was great! But one day we did problems up on the board and for some reason Mr. Read seemed different. When it was my turn, me and 4 other kids went up to the board to our problem. Now these problem were to "help us get ready for the next level" yet none of us could do these problems and we couldnt leave the board until we finished them. After 15 minutes, 5 kids including myself were at the board, but Mr. Read wouldnt let us leave. One of my friends decided he had enough and left to go sit down. Mr. Read sent him to the pricipal's for incibordination. I thought this was rediculous and I had completely lost all respect for this guy. He had not tried to help us what so ever and used his power to punish us for absolutely nothing. That's a bad teacher.
RESPECT: showing the appropriate regard for the needs, ideas, and experiences of others.
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