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- How did your life as a student influence your decision to teach?
- How has your major in math or science guide your decision to teach?
- What did you learn about teaching when you were a student? Who inspired you?
- What do you want to change as a teacher that you learned as a student?
- What do you wonder about when you picture yourself in a classroom?
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- What year are you at Lehman College?
- How old are you?
- How do you express yourself? Are you aware of hand gestures you may use? The volume of your voice?
- Do you enjoy working in groups? Describe an experience when you worked in a group that illustrates how you participated in group work.
- What do you do in your free time?
- What are you passionate about?
- How do you approach new learning?
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Feb 16Christal P Christal P : I don't use many hand gestures when speaking unless I am trying to help someone visualize something.Paragraph 11 0
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Feb 16Christal P Christal P : In group work, I usually organize tasks and time. I gather information and make things concise and clear for presentation. For example, in group assignments last semester I took notes, created presentations, and sent out meeting links and remindersParagraph 12 0
Feb 16Christal P Christal P : In my free time I like to watch movies, work out, read, and spend time with my family.Paragraph 13 0
Feb 16Christal P Christal P : I am passionate about understanding others and building good communication and connections.Paragraph 14 0
Feb 16Christal P Christal P : I approach new learning by noting the basic aspects or main points and immediately applying it. I believe learning by doing is key.
Feb 17Lexxis I Lexxis I : I approach new learning with a lot of note taking, visuals, and practice
Feb 18Christal P Christal P : I am big on note taking. I feel that even if what I am learning is something with a lot of resources, if I don't write as I digest the information - nothing sticks.
Feb 16
Christal P
Christal P
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As a student I did a lot of tutoring and found myself enjoying helping others.
Feb 17
Lexxis I
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My mother instilled the importance of learning to me from a young age and I wanted to pass it down to the future generation.
Feb 18
Marina L
Marina L
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When I was a young girl, I learned that I loved to write. This passion further developed because of the mentoring I received from educators who helped to nurture my craft. I know as I got older that I wanted to provide the same for other young people.
Feb 18
My life as a learner did impact my decision to teach. Many of my teachers influenced me, but much of my early learning (K-12) came from my mother. I would say she was the biggest influence on my decision to teach.
Feb 16
Christal P
Christal P
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Although I initially did not want to specialize in education, I quickly understood the need for STEM educators in public schools and the need to help high school students graduate with a better foundation in mathematics.
Feb 17
Lexxis I
Lexxis I
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I saw so many problems with the way science was being taught. Science should be creative and fun. Even if students don't want to have a profession in science they will understand how valuable it is
Feb 18
Christal P
Christal P
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Most of my "fun" memories of middle school and high school classes were from science courses. It's definitely a subject that nice to see that that's what's guiding your decision to teach.
Feb 18
Marina L
Marina L
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I did not major in either math or science. In fact, I majored in history. As a generalist, I have discovered and unlocked my own interest and curiosity in these areas. If I could do it again, I would consider both to study.
Feb 18
I was a philosophy major as an undergrad. Studying Socrates absolutely informed my desire to teach while also serving as a model for teaching. I try to make my teaching centered on discussion and conversation so we learn together.
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Feb 16
Christal P
Christal P
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I learned that even the most challenging math courses have to be fun and engaging for high school students. As concepts become more advanced, teachers turn down the fun and creativity.
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Feb 17
Lexxis I
Lexxis I
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Attitude is everything. A teachers way of teaching can affect the mood and flow of lesson
Feb 18
Marina L
Marina L
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I discovered that the teachers that I learned the most from where the ones who really got to know me. This made me think that teaching is not just about the academics and the content, but recognizing the gifts that everyone brings to the learning communit
Feb 16
Christal P
Christal P
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As a teacher I hope to be able to provide a fun and engaging learning environment where students have the opportunity to understand and practice applications of the math concepts they are learning in each unit.
Feb 18
Much of the teaching I experienced—especially from nuns in HS—was very traditional with a lot of direct instruction and Q and A. In some ways, this probably worked ok, but I knew as a teacher I wanted to teach the whole child/person. So I have always made that a part of my teaching.
Feb 16
Christal P
Christal P
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I wonder if I will be able to provide my students with a math experience that goes beyond standards and textbooks. I also wonder how I will support students who are struggling or that don't have a good foundation for the specific course.
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