Three things I suck at, and one thing I do ok
Three things that I need to improve upon:
1) classroom management - consistency, swiftness of punishment, taking as little time away from instruction to deal with discipline as possible.
2) differentiating instruction - teaching to the top third, middle third, and bottom third of the class all with the same lesson
3) enjoying teaching (and life, in general)
One thing that I think I do well as a teacher is that I keep the kids busy and working. I took a great amount of pleasure hearing my kids say things like "you tryin' to kill us with all this WORK!" Keeping the kids involved in work and activities from bell to bell definitely helped with my classroom management, and I will continue to make sure we waste as little time as possible in class.
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So I really like this post. It's short and sweet, gets to the point. Not often do people willingly point out theirs flaws or what they need to improve on. In a program like MTC where the majority of its participants come from highly selective colleges and universities with high GPAs, some teachers think they're perfect already and do not require guidance or improvement. So I really admire you for recognizing what you should do better and also taking pride in what you do well.
And I'm pretty sure you can learn to enjoy teaching (hopefully) and life is awesome! have fun!