Primary Education – Why I want to be a teacher? need feedback?!
Question about why I want to be a teacher? need feedback?! :
I recently had a university interview for a primary education course (the rest of the primary ed courses i have applied for are specialising in art) it was a bit of coincidence that the head of department said “don’t expect to come here specialising in depth for example in a subject like art) and during the interview the interviewer said to me he had noticed the mention of art in my personal statement..i brought up ideas about being creative (possibility of combining creativity into other subjects) I think thats why i got an unsuccessful in reply to the interview.
The next interview i have got is primary education with alot more specialising in art..ive been asked to take sketch books etc to interview. But anyway i’ve been doing alot of preperation, it says on the sheet “why do you want to become a primary school teacher” (Ive been thinking about this alot/what i could say) what do you think of this????
I am a caring person/good listener and from the experience that ive had in primary school (Ive been doing work experience) I would like to create a positive learning environment for children, one where there is a good relationship between the teacher and pupil. I have developed an understanding of this in the school, I have had the oppurtunity to support pupils on individual tasks such as imaginative writing, maths problems or drawing patterns in art. I have tried
to give the pupil confidence in their work and in themselves, the rewards of this are that the child may not be afraid ao approach me again or next time i go see them they may be able to approach a task by themselves.
If i was to train as a teacher i think it would be a rewarding job helping EVERY pupil and trying to give them the best outcome possible. At the same time I would like to make learning enjoyable, i would use my creativity to come up with a variety of ways for learning ive seen this in the class room with the use of interactive boards, stories using props that might engage pupils or in art class using appealing coloured tissue paper to make prints.
Lastly I have gained an understanding of the teacher making children aware of themselves/their own thoughts and feelings and of the people around them. In
class the teacher has asked the pupils to reflect on somewhere they feel safe or maybe asking them to discuss a question “are some people born bad?” It shows the teacher is important in having an impact on the development of children for the rest of their lives which i feel is a great achievement.
Answer about why I want to be a teacher? need feedback?! :
I am a caring person with good listening skills which I believe are the foundations of a good teacher.
I recently organised work experience at a local primary school that cemented my belief that teacher training was for me. I feel that the class environment should be a very positive place, and I would like to go forward enhancing the interaction between the teacher and the pupil. These ideas have been borne out of my work experience where I had the opportunity to support the pupils on individual tasks which included imaginative writing, numeracy and art. I tried to
positively reinforce each pupil in their own individual work and give them confidence in their own abilities. I found that with this reinforcement, the children weren’t afraid to approach me with their questions, and I know that the next time we do a similar task they would be far more confident in their abilities.
I want to make learning enjoyable, and using the methods that I have already observed and my own creativity, I know that I can realise this dream. Utilising interactive boards, role playing, props, art each pupil can be engaged in the learning process.
I am passionate about training as a teacher. Whilst I know this is a very difficult and demanding job it will also be very rewarding. I feel I have the raw skills that can be moulded and trained by the excellent faculty at the university.
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