The accumulation of knowledge or skills that result from direct participation in events or activities.
Everyday I learn something new or something different -- and often I learn so much all at once that it becomes difficult to keep track. And forgetting what you learned is a bad thing, especially if you're the teacher to begin with.
As the Thai school year began, I've caught myself thinking a lot about the career I have chosen.
Most days I love it, yet many days it can become rather overwhelming.
But such is with every job. Being in a classroom can either make you or break you, and if you're not ready to give it your all then you run the risk of being caught off-guard and unprepared. It takes a special kind of person to look beyond the hitting, shoving, yelling, and misbehaving to see the goodness in all kids and to ignite their desire for learning.
Learning is lifelong, that is for sure.
Going to school is not just about learning the facts of the world -- it is teaching life skills so all kids can become successful, no matter how the word "success" is defined.With that in mind, I have decided that the best way to fulfill my Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment: Middle Years Social Studies portfolio is to chronicle the things, both here and Winnipeg, that provide me with valuable insight towards my becoming an educator. Everyday I experience something different -- I see the wonderful things that kids can do, I hear the wonderful stories they tell, and, through conversations I get to feel what they themselves feel in their lives, be it excitement, joy, fear, nervousness, or sometimes even worse.
Also, what better way to monitor your growth as a person and as a professional than to observe how your perspective evolves as you gain more insight and experience than to jot it down somewhere? That's what this is about.
In class, we have been given five key questions to answer in our portfolio. I would like to note that I do not intend on simply answering these five questions -- instead they will be used as main themes for my learning insights.
The five questions are as follows:
- Who are the children and where are the children as learners?
- How do we inform ourselves of what we know about children?
- What is worth teaching and learning?
- How do we enhance children’s learning through the disciplines?
- How do we assess and communicate children’s learning in Thailand?
Let's get started, shall we?
"Give me a fish, and I eat for a day. Teach me to fish, and I eat for a lifetime."
- Chinese proverb
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