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My Reflection at the end of year one, semester two.

            I can't believe I've completed another semester, and practically my first academic year, of the Bachelor of Education program. It was quite an experience. The work load increase and well as much difficult. However, keeping track of my due dates and putting an increasingly amount of effort I've managed to complete all my assignments and I'm pretty sure that my GPA will increase as well.

            I've been out on practicum visit for two consecutive Mondays and it was an amazing experience. I took advantage on observed a lot. I also had the privilege to stand before a standard four (STD 4) class, as the students address me as 'Miss'. Hearing and experiencing this for the first time made my desire to become a teacher even more tempting. Having that authority and respect by the students, made me understand that in the future, students will be looking up at me and it was my duty to love, respect and help mold them into becoming better men and women. After all, they are our country and  by extension the world's future. 

            In September, I will be starting a new academic year as well as my third semester. I made my specialization choice at the end of semester two and I chose to become an Agricultural Science teacher, at secondary level. I look forward to this as I continue to my journey to become a teacher who leaves a positive impact on student's lives. 

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My Reflection on my beliefs about teaching!

             “What is teaching?” I believe that teaching is the transfer of knowledge and skills, morals and values from one person to another, either formally or informally, directly or indirectly. There are many qualities of being a good teacher such as understanding, patient, approachable, hardworking, creative and diligent. I believe that learning is an active, life-long process or experience of gaining knowledge and skills. In agreement to Bloom's Taxonomy, there are three domains of learning: Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor. I believe that teaching should not be an indoctrinating process. Teaching and learning in educational institution especially, should be an approaching and tempting process for both the teachers and the students.

            Being an effective teacher, I believe, should be very well organized, fit a lecture or teach according to the audience/class, be enthusiastic and realistic and ensure that the objective is completed at the end of the session/class. Having discussion, helps in clearing and building a perspective to what is being taught.

            I also believe that when developing learning strategies, teachers and students should be able to talk and listen, read, write, and reflect as they approach course content through problem-solving exercises, informal small groups, simulations, case studies, role playing, and other activities; all of which require students to apply what they are learning. Incorporate technology, for computer literacy, has become a strategy in almost every student life, and plays an important part of their education

            This journal embarks the journey I will take on becoming a qualified, successful teacher. It will help me in discovering who I really am as a teacher in training and also as an individual. In this process, my beliefs about teaching, learning, effective teaching and learning strategies are also to be enhanced.

Thus far after completing my first semester of the Bachelor of Education course, one of the major domains I’ve learned is the responsibility of becoming a teacher. This is because the students that I teach, will be the produce of what I will sow, and my objective of becoming a teacher, is to make a positive impact as much as possible to the children of tomorrow.