Venting a Bit
Sometimes, class gets boring. Yes, we all know this. And sometimes, it's also fun. I can live with both of these. But, when I feel like I'm not LEARNING in the class, that's a problem for me. There's one class in particular that I have this semester that I feel like I'm learning nothing in. In fact, I'm nervous about teaching math because I don't understand what I'm supposed to teach and how I'm supposed to teach it.
I've formed a theory. A perception. This whole education thing has been to prepare me to know HOW to teach. Not so much WHAT to teach. I could tell you probably hundreds of different ways to teach one thing. As far as what specifically needs to be taught when, I don't know that yet. That's what I'll find out when I student teach and get a job. This is all fine......it's just a little scary. All this time though, I thought maybe I would learn WHAT would be taught. That's not exactly the case. It's more about HOW to teach, not the content. The content is the curriculum, or the standards, and the curriculum varies from school to school and state to state. Sometimes teachers have to make their own curriculum choices based on the standards. That's fine, too. I would rather have something to go by though. That's just me. Anyway.....I'm not sure why this hit me now. I've known this all along. Why, then, did I still hold on to the notion that I would learn WHAT to teach for this long?
Sometimes, I feel very unprepared for student teaching. But, supposedly, Waynesburg University education majors are some of the best out there (at least locally). I guess I feel this way because I'm eager to get out in the actual field and I'm tired of sitting in a classroom learning about stuff I can't even apply yet. Let me try it. Let me watch it. I'm sick of sitting in class.
Don't get me wrong. I believe my education here has been excellent. I'm just sick of classwork....it's losing it's meaning and importance to me fast.
I've formed a theory. A perception. This whole education thing has been to prepare me to know HOW to teach. Not so much WHAT to teach. I could tell you probably hundreds of different ways to teach one thing. As far as what specifically needs to be taught when, I don't know that yet. That's what I'll find out when I student teach and get a job. This is all fine......it's just a little scary. All this time though, I thought maybe I would learn WHAT would be taught. That's not exactly the case. It's more about HOW to teach, not the content. The content is the curriculum, or the standards, and the curriculum varies from school to school and state to state. Sometimes teachers have to make their own curriculum choices based on the standards. That's fine, too. I would rather have something to go by though. That's just me. Anyway.....I'm not sure why this hit me now. I've known this all along. Why, then, did I still hold on to the notion that I would learn WHAT to teach for this long?
Sometimes, I feel very unprepared for student teaching. But, supposedly, Waynesburg University education majors are some of the best out there (at least locally). I guess I feel this way because I'm eager to get out in the actual field and I'm tired of sitting in a classroom learning about stuff I can't even apply yet. Let me try it. Let me watch it. I'm sick of sitting in class.
Don't get me wrong. I believe my education here has been excellent. I'm just sick of classwork....it's losing it's meaning and importance to me fast.