... emphasis on learning at an earlier age, and less and less on the essential play that they need to learn. Play is a vital part of developing social skills as well as skills that will develop life long learners later on. We are putting too much pressure on learning more, at an earlier age ... them. We need to find out how a child learns best and as we use a variety of methods to teach them, we can also set up independent studies for them, so they can show us what they can do in their own terms. Sometimes there just isn't any way around lecture, but does that mean ... that we have to make ...

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... and my deep caring for them, the students. It is important to strive to be prepared in the class in all aspects from content of the subject to that day's lesson plan and that is what I plan to do. I think it is important for me to attend workshops so I can constantly be improving in my field and learn new ways to ... teach in order to be better prepared to be an effective teacher. I will devise lesson plans that are both fun and challenging to the students, keeping in mind the particular grade that I am teaching and the mental capabilities of its students. I truly care about children. T...

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• Grade Level: High School

... emphasis on learning at an earlier age, and less and less on the essential play that they need to learn. Play is a vital part of developing social skills as well as skills that will develop life long learners later on. We are putting too much pressure on learning more, at an earlier age ... them. We need to find out how a child learns best and as we use a variety of methods to teach them, we can also set up independent studies for them, so they can show us what they can do in their own terms. Sometimes there just isn't any way around lecture, but does that mean ... that we have to make ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School