Teaching as my ideal kind of career

Teaching has been my kind of career since I was a little boy. Teachers are the most important people in our daily lives, without them we would not have any other careers because all of the learning begins at school. At school, it is where many careers are shaped. As a person who was made inferior when growing up I would like to help children in accomplishing their dreams, so that I can be proud of myself that at least I am capable of playing a role in helping children archive their dreams. I would like you to join me as take I take you through my teaching philosophy because it is where now you could be able to see how the children would be lucky to have me as their future educator, parent and also as their friend.

Firstly, I will be doing what all the teachers are expected to do which is teaching learners basic things. Basic things that would enable children to be literate. Obviously children need to learn  vowels and then followed by learning alphabets before you can teach them how to read and write. The aim is to teach basic things like learning how hold a pencil or a pen. I believe that if a child can know the basics then everything will be much easier.

My goal as a teacher is to first become a role model to learners because that is where I can be able to have all their attention and that is where they will get to respect me. As I have already mentioned that I want to become more than just a teacher to them. I do not want them to be afraid because they will not be able to ask when they do not understand. If they are afraid of me, they might even be afraid to tell me when nature calls, that is when they want to use the toilet. So it is so important to develop a good relationship with my learners. When I was in matric last year I had a good relationship with my physical sciences teacher, we were more like friends because I shared many things with him especially those ones concerning school work and also those issues concerning my personal life. I would then make sure that I was top the top student at his class. This is the type of relationship that I want with my learners at all times.

I have always seen myself as a teacher because at my school I used to assist many learners ever since I reached FET phase. Throughout my twelve years of learning I had experienced different styles of teaching that has been used by different educators. I could see which teaching methodology the teacher is not presenting accordingly, then I will make it a point that I rectify the mistakes that they have been making. The mistakes that many teachers make are not checking the backgrounds of struggling learners so that you can be able to attend to the situation in trying to save their problems. In high schools there were problems like learners with children they cannot maybe attend in the afternoons and so on. These are the issues that a teacher must try to solve.

As a future foundation teacher I need to tackle issues that are inhibiting foundation phase learners to not develop accordingly. These issue are may be emotional, physical even environmental factors. We can think of many things that can affect the child’s life and as a teacher I have to know what must I do to solve those problem. Poverty is a major problem especially when children are at home because how can they develop properly if they do not eat nutritious food. These days children receive meals during break time at school but what about in the morning and after school? That is where now I come in and act as a potential parent of the child. What I will do firstly in will take the matter to the social workers cause that is where he or she can find help but I know it will not be an easy route to take.

According to my way of viewing things I think the educational system of South Africa is not good at all compared to other education systems of other counties. Only in my own class the passing mark will not be thirty percent as they have stipulated. I will set a goal for myself and for my learners that they should aim to pass by at least fifty percent across their subjects. I know it might sound a little difficult but it is goal that I am setting up for myself. Maybe at the end I might not get that hundred percent pass rate but I know if I do not get the target that I had set for myself, I will come up with other teaching styles that will make other learners to pass as well.