Reflection

=Reflection = Over these next five weeks, which will be the completion of the first semester. Dr. Kay has asked the math candidates in his course to reflect on key topics that are facing educators today. Being a candidate who has been out in the workforce for the past ten years as a mechanical engineer in Automotive. I have found this task quite intriguing for evaluation and comparison of todays' teaching strategies and curriculum. Being from the earlier curriculum days, where the focus was more on 'drill and kill' approach which seemed to be most effective for me. I did notice how my fellow friends and students suffered, as they just required another viewpoint to understand the methodology.

Knowing that as an educator, your main focus for each student is that they grow both mentally, physically and socially. An ideal student can be described using an equilateral triangle, as all three developments are equally weighted. However, in reality, each student you will be teaching will have various strengths and weaknesses creating more of an isosceles or obtuse angle triangle. Knowing that all students develop differently and on their own time, it is your goal to build on each individuals weaknesses so that all areas of an "ideal" person can be developed to function in society!

By providing interesting methods to hook your students and therefore maintain engagement through the course of your lesson. I feel you will create a winning combination! Leaving one valuable profession of Engineering and entering the prestige profession of Teaching/Education it is my goal to engage my students! Every candidate in this profession is knowledgeable. However, what sets out the leaders in education, are ones who are easily flexible and adaptive to their environment. Building on the reflections below and experiencing the delivery of lessons in practicum, it is my time to develop my strategy and winning combination to become an effective Teacher! As you click on the weekly reflections below, here is my journey towards my Teaching Philosophy!

Week1 Reflections

Week 2 Reflections

Week 3 Reflections

Week 4 Reflections

Week 5 Reflections