Early Childhood Education: The Backbone Of Society
Abstract
Elementary education is analyzed thoroughly and definitively while major questions and aspirations are discussed at length. Major roles and professionalism in teaching are also discussed. Experiences, beliefs, and biases are explained in detail regarding the role of teachers in Early Childhood Education. The author discusses his or her past elementary educators and describes why he or she believes the teachers are so impactful. Concerns about the future of the career are also brought to attention while the author describes his or her personal affiliations with teaching and his or her worry for the future of teaching young children.
The Impact of Childhood Education: The Roles of Importance in Education
As a future elementary educator, I look to my former childhood educators as concrete examples of tangible, impactful teachers of today. Teachers influence the future whether they discern it or not. I aspire to teach for this very goal. The future of the world is through children, and teachers are remarkably imperative as they train children in the world around them. Teachers experience life from a different viewpoint than other individuals because they make new connections and relationships every individual year as pupils come and go. Teachers are the backbone of today's society; meanwhile, early educators are the foundations of every child. Professional early childhood educators are increasingly needed in the education world today, and I hope to become the professional teacher I aspire to be.
Professionalism in the Education of Young Children
Professionalism is remarkably significant not only in the teaching profession but in classrooms. Teachers have to maintain a professional mindset towards other teachers and students. According to George S. Morrison's textbook, Early Childhood Education Today, there are six standards of professional development in childhood education. These standards include various details such as child development, culture, language, relationships, disabilities, appropriate practices, individuality, supportive and challenging environments, and various other features. I believe teachers have to be astonishingly professional to have a successful classroom. As an aspiring teacher, I hope to create an environment that both is supportive and challenging to my students. There are many childhood educators in the world, and teachers have to learn how to be professional. Elementary teachers not only need to be professional, but they have principal roles in the education system as well.
Roles of Teachers in the Education System
To understand the numerous roles of young children educators, one must take into account the number of students in a classroom. The average number of students occupying a typical school room in the United States is about 24. 3 students. While preserving order in this chaotic environment, teachers have various tasks they have to consider. Teachers have to conceive and implement rules for the students, and they must discern every unique student. Observing every single student provides reasonable promenades for eventual achievement. Instructors are leaders, and they must supervise their classes fearlessly. Teachers also are recognized to be family by various students. Formulating examinations, collaborating with parents and other instructors, enduring classrooms, maintaining deadlines, and interpreting work by students are just a few of the recurring roles educators must dominate every day.
As the daughter of an elementary teacher, I have learned to appreciate not only the educators of today but the educators I have been instructed by in the past. Their influence over my life has been astonishing. For example, I had a high ability teacher when I was in my late years of elementary school. Her ability to drive each student to his or her full potential is precisely what made her a phenomenal teacher. She maintained order, managed personal time amidst students and parents, devised not only challenging tests but also various designations independently outlined for particular students. Another example is my third-grade teacher. This teacher handled a class full of eight to nine-year-olds all while carrying her first child. This teacher exhibited depth in teaching and a strong love for children. Not only have I encountered unbelievable teachers while developing I have also undergone the roles of teaching firsthand.
I have been able to observe several grade levels at my former elementary school. While the elementary school has physically not changed, new faces have joined the teaching staff. In my observations, I have noticed each teacher has his or her personal teaching techniques. The techniques differ from one another based on the teacher's abilities. For example, my second-grade teacher was a gifted reader. Instead of having us read texts on our own, she would read books to the class as a whole. Her intensity and passion for reading shone through her words. Another example is my kindergarten teacher. This teacher was truly talented at inventing exciting assignments and activities for every student. As I have observed my mother in the teaching setting, I recognize her teaching style as hands-on. Her students are given various exercises in which they collaborate with other students. I find this teaching style to be effective for the grade she teachers: fifth-grade. As I have observed these individual teachers I have pondered my own teaching style.
My Own Teaching Style
I have had the privilege of reading to students with ages falling among four-years-old to ten-years-old. After I finished reading to them, we operated contemporaneously on numerous worksheets composed by a teacher. I found myself standing at the front of the classroom directing the entire class by writing on the front board. We separated worksheets into themed inquiries and answered many questions at a time. To keep the lesson moving forward, I retained the students' attention by incorporating their conclusions and statements by corresponding the inquiries to everyday moments. I read several stories, conducted experiments, solved math intricacies, and performed multiple tasks with the students. I relished working alongside them and collaborating with them. As I have experienced this, I have encountered several of the roles elementary educators must wield every day. I believe teachers hold the mantle of the future because of the influence they have in young lives. These children are the future and teachers shape the children; therefore, teachers have a direct influence on the future. Although I understand the direct effect I will have on the children, I recognize the concerns about my future career as an early childhood educator.
My Future Concerns
I am concerned about the many features of schooling because teaching every day is a challenge. Firstly I am concerned about the possible inability to maintain control in a classroom setting. With the average student count being around 23. 4 I worry about having the strength to not only control behavior but also academic vigor and the willingness to do work assigned. Second I worry about deadlines and the workload. Teachers have to face a lack of time to create assignments and tests, evaluations from principals, parents, and students. I worry about the stress eventually being too much for me. I also worry about my own physical health. Having Meniere's Disease can cause potential problems with my presence in a classroom. These concerns are the chief anxieties I have with being an elementary teacher. Although I worry all too much of teaching, I look forward to the first time I am to walk into my classroom and call it my own.
Conclusions
Teachers: the backbone of society. They truly are. Studying to become a teacher has opened my eyes to the various influences a single teacher has over hundreds of children. My experiences as teaching, past examples of teachers, and observations of teaching styles have propelled me into the course of elementary education. I desire the ability to impact the future through children; I have a strong love for children and their minds. Teaching is not something one decides to pursue on impulse teaching is something one must choose. I have decided to contribute my adulthood career as an educator, dedicating my time and wellbeing to launch children to their complete potential. I dream of the day I watch my former students graduate from high school and go on to impact the world. I cannot wait to get started.
References
- Morrison, G. S. (2018). Early Childhood Education Today. Pearson Education Canada.
- Rampell, C. (2009, September 11). Class Size Around the World. Retrieved from https://economix. blogs. nytimes. com/2009/09/11/class-size-around-the-world/
