Teaching As A Profession

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This paper reviews and discusses the profession of teaching. The paper reports from a personal perspective, openly reflecting the opinion of the writer. According to the paper, classroom observation is probably the most effective tool a student teacher can use to compare and contrast what he or she thought teaching would be like with what it is actually like in an every day setting.

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Introduction
Diversity

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"In the preschool setting there is an automatic diversity in abilities because children are at different levels based on their age and their developmental growth(Womg, 2004)."
"As I was observing both the inclusion classroom and the regular education classroom I was struck by the willingness of students to learn new things . Both settings provided a benchmark opportunity for me to develop lesson plans that I could compare with the teacher's plans and each time I found that my plans fell short of expectations with the students(Safer, 2003)."
"As I began to realize that I was expecting less than they were capable of I realized that some of my preconceived notions about the teaching profession were coloring my viewpoint."

Sample of Sources Used:

• GRIESHABAER, SUSAN AND CANNELLA, GAILE S. (EDS.) (2001). EMBRACING IDENTITIES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: DIVERSITY AND POSSIBILITIES. MIDWOOD; LB1139.23.E58.
• SAFER, STEFFEN (2003). PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO PRACTICALLY EVERY PROBLEM: THE EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER'S MANUAL. REDLEAF PRESS.
• WOMG, HARRY K., WONGN, ROSEMARY T. (2004). FIRST DAYS OF SCHOOL: HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER. HARRY K. WONG PUBLICATIONS.
• PELLETIER, CAROL MARRA (2003). STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFUL STUDENT TEACHING. REDLEAF PRESS.
• COOTER, ROBERT B. JR. (ED.) (2004). PERSPECTIVES ON RESCUING URBAN LITERCY EDUCATION: SPIES, SABOTEURS AND SAINTS. [ELECTRONIC RESOURCE] E-BOOKS; LC5128.P47

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