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Lesson 1: |
On Being A Teacher |
Introduction:
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A teacher affects eternity he can never tell, where his
influence
stops. ~ Henry Brooks Adams
This is one of my favorite quotes about teachers. Having
been
a teacher for over 30 years, I am beginning to personally see the truth
of
this statement. In
this lesson we will look at the job of a teacher and learn how one
becomes
a teacher. |
Learning Objectives:
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Upon completion of this lesson the learner should be able to:
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| Learning Activities:  |
 How much do you know about the roles
and rewards of teaching?
Take the teaching
- roles and rewards pretest to find out.
Read the following chapters from Teachers, Schools and Society
(Sadker & Sadker)
Read So You Want to Be a
Teacher from
the ERIC Digest.
Even
though Seely's article is titled TEN
ROLES FOR MATH TEACHERS, the same concepts apply to all
teachers. See what
Hoyle identified as the sub-roles
of teachers in 1969.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports on three novice teachers
in "Rookie
teachers Three weigh their huge frustrations against small successes"
You don't have to
read Predicting
the Need for Newly Hired Teachers in the United States to 2008-09,
published by the National Center for Educational Statistics,
but
you could if you want to. What will you
be paid as a teacher? Look at the salary
schedules
at the North Carolina DPI web site. Remember: This is the state minimum
for North Carolina. Many school districts pay more. And most
agriculture teachers are on 12 month contract so you will need to
multiply the monthy salary listed by 12 instead of 10. North Carolina
ranks 25th in the nation in teacher salaries.IN addition to
looking at salary, one should also consider
benefits associated with the job. North Carolina has a good benefits
package so you might want to also click on the benefits link. |
Lagniappe:
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Lagniappe is a term
commonly used in Louisiana and means an unusual or unexpected gift or
treat. From time
to time there will be a little lagniappe in these lessons. You may find
this
take on the Responsibilites
of Teachers to be humerous. You may also enjoy "You might be a teacher if..." |
Review: |
After you read the
first chapter in the text go to the following site and see how
much you learned. http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072877723/student_view0/chapter1/multiple_choice_quiz.html After you complete
the second reading in the text go to the following site and see how
much you learned. http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072877723/student_view0/chapter15/multiple_choice_quiz.html |
Assignment:  |
Your first weekly assignment has two parts:
1. Typically, in the first class of a course students introduce themselves to the other students. So, you need to send an e-mail to the other class members and introduce yourself. I will send an e-mail message to all the members of class telling about this assignment. When you are ready to do this assignment, just click on "respond to all" on your e-mail program and this should send a response out to all class members. Be and sure to keep a copy of your message because we typically have 2-3 students join the class late or we have a couple of bad e-mail addresses, so you will need to send another e-mail to these folks. 2. In addition to introducing yourself in the e-mail, identify one teacher from you school days who had a major impact on your life. Describe the impact this individual had on your life. |