Rewards of Teaching

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The paper relates the manner in which teachers influence a students life and the progression thereof into adulthood. The writer speaks of his ambitions to enter the teaching profession and how certain people in his development influenced his decision. The paper continues with a discussion of the rewards and satisfaction received in the author's teaching career.

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"The role of a teacher in a student's life is significant. In many ways teachers are closer to their students then their parents. The nature of a child and the privilege of taking part in the nurturing of that child is a gift in a life that is far too short. The above quote speaks of knowing teachers as people--in order for that to happen the children that we teach must be seen as people as well.
"Jean Piaget built his career on the notion that children move through stages in their development--as a teacher and parent you can't help but support his theory (Piaget, 1954, p. 12-24). Keeping the developmental stages of a child in mind has helped me to choose when I want to influence the life of a child and has assisted me in understanding the actions of children in the grades I teach which are K-6.
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Sample of Sources Used:

• Cockburn, A. & Haydn, T. (2004). Recruiting and Retaining
• Teachers: Understanding Why Teachers Teach. New York: Routledge Falmer, Retrieved June 11, 2007, from http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=107634352#
• Piaget, J. (1954). The Construction of Reality in the
• Child. New York: Basic Books.

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