Since I was about 12 years old my dream of becoming a teacher has been very current. When I was a little wee girl I wanted to be a police or an air hostess. I have always dreamt of being a pilot or a captain on a big ship, but that is only my fantasy and my far away dream sometimes. Reality looks a bit different. As I said, my dream job is as a teacher, it has always been so clear and obvious for me. And I can’t really explain why, it is just the way my life has chosen I use to think. But here are some reasons why I have chosen this line. Why teacher?
First of all I have always wanted to work with people and especially children. Children are so unpredictable and they always say what they like to say and what they are thinking of right now and I like that. Children, in the ages I have chosen to work with, are so happy, enthusiastic and they still think it’s funny to learn new things. It is fantastic to see when the children make progress and when they learn something new. I would like to be a part of this. I can only imagine how fun it must be to be a part of when they learn to read and they found out that I can actually read everything now.
Second reason, working with children will make every day unique. I like this kind of work where every day is different and I need to be very flexible. Because you never know what will happen when working with children and that is very exciting I think. Things can happen on the break and I will suddenly turn in to a conflict solver. Or one of the pupils got hurt so I need to be a nurse. And of course there will be a lot of moments where we have lessons about a certain topic and pupils can ask questions about completely different things. As a teacher I need to be prepared that everything can happen.
Third reason, I would like to teach the children everything I now and think is important in the world. And I will try to form them so they become the best democratic citizens as possible. Or at least I will give them the best tools and opportunities so they have the chances to become the best citizens in our country but also in the world. I would like them to know that they can do anything they won’t and I am going to support them.
On the contrary; children are our future. As a teacher I have a very hard and sometimes difficult work in front of me. But I like the challenges, it won’t always be easy but I will do my best to make it work. I know I can’t affect all people in the world. But I can try to affect the pupils to become good and secure citizens and that would make me very pleased. In my work as a teacher I will laugh and smile a lot and I think it is the best job ever.
onsdag 20 maj 2009
onsdag 13 maj 2009
Blog Assignment #5: Big Brother Is Watching You
In our society of today we must face a lot of terror, violence and threats against the democracy. Because of that some countries wants to have more surveillance and control over certain people and countries. We have control over some things and people in our country like cameras in different kinds of shops. However democracy is our right to freedom, to express our views and to integrity. But what happens to democracy and our freedom and right to integrity if we start to have harder control and surveillance over certain things?
First, a lot of cameras in stores and schools are a real fact today. When I went in upper secondary school we had cameras on certain places in school because it was lot violence and fights. I also had an identity control in the dining room where we were forced to put our forefinger on a piece of plastic and it identified that I actually was I. But I asked myself where was the respect for and protection of my integrity? Yet I must say that I have nothing to hide and it was not a problem to be controlled in this way. But I think there must be another way of controlling because these ways really don’t respect people’s integrity.
Second, control over people’s weekday and every day chores are some things that some people will have control over and maybe it make life easier. It has been a lot of talk about a future identification of people’s faces or eyes. An example of where this kind of future identification possibly can be found is when you need to have money. For instance you are standing outside a cash dispenser and your face will be scanned and recognized and then you will receive your money. It is possible that security with your money will be better but you are still very exposed I think.
Third, cameras in stores can be good because they can catch a thief or two and if we have nothing to hide it probably want be so terrible to be controlled in that way. But how will we face bigger issues and problems like fighting terrorism and violence in our world. I don’t think that strict control over people and countries, like surveillance with cameras, will exterminate our problems with terror in the world. Maybe this is a cliché but I think that the best way to avoid terrorism and violence in the world and preserve democracy is to start with being friends. If all people in the world stand behind the same things and think the same or at least listen and respect each other it will be much easier to trust each other and then we don’t need this strict control.
On the contrary it can be good to have certain control, in a low scale. When it comes to cameras in shops and schools it is ok I think. As long as you know what the aims are and that they are used as problem solvers. In that kind of identification where you need to show that you really are you, like the possible future eye - control and the fingerprint – identification I had in school, I think we must accept people’s integrity and the fact that a person can say no to this. Terrorism and threats against democracy will always be a problem. Or it will be a problem as long as the world stands on different parts and as long as we don’t listen to each other. Hard control of people is not the answer to good relationships and trust I think. All people in the world must respect and listen to each other to preserve our democracy.
First, a lot of cameras in stores and schools are a real fact today. When I went in upper secondary school we had cameras on certain places in school because it was lot violence and fights. I also had an identity control in the dining room where we were forced to put our forefinger on a piece of plastic and it identified that I actually was I. But I asked myself where was the respect for and protection of my integrity? Yet I must say that I have nothing to hide and it was not a problem to be controlled in this way. But I think there must be another way of controlling because these ways really don’t respect people’s integrity.
Second, control over people’s weekday and every day chores are some things that some people will have control over and maybe it make life easier. It has been a lot of talk about a future identification of people’s faces or eyes. An example of where this kind of future identification possibly can be found is when you need to have money. For instance you are standing outside a cash dispenser and your face will be scanned and recognized and then you will receive your money. It is possible that security with your money will be better but you are still very exposed I think.
Third, cameras in stores can be good because they can catch a thief or two and if we have nothing to hide it probably want be so terrible to be controlled in that way. But how will we face bigger issues and problems like fighting terrorism and violence in our world. I don’t think that strict control over people and countries, like surveillance with cameras, will exterminate our problems with terror in the world. Maybe this is a cliché but I think that the best way to avoid terrorism and violence in the world and preserve democracy is to start with being friends. If all people in the world stand behind the same things and think the same or at least listen and respect each other it will be much easier to trust each other and then we don’t need this strict control.
On the contrary it can be good to have certain control, in a low scale. When it comes to cameras in shops and schools it is ok I think. As long as you know what the aims are and that they are used as problem solvers. In that kind of identification where you need to show that you really are you, like the possible future eye - control and the fingerprint – identification I had in school, I think we must accept people’s integrity and the fact that a person can say no to this. Terrorism and threats against democracy will always be a problem. Or it will be a problem as long as the world stands on different parts and as long as we don’t listen to each other. Hard control of people is not the answer to good relationships and trust I think. All people in the world must respect and listen to each other to preserve our democracy.
tisdag 5 maj 2009
Blog Assignment #4: Grades
Debates about having grades or not in primary school have been very current since the Centre-Right Alliance established a government in 2006. This question is very hot and burning and has been discussed a lot between Swedish Parties. And when the Alliance started to rule Sweden they registered written reports in primary school and lowered the grades to 6th grade. The Alliance thinks that grades in the lower ages in school are a good idea. Grades in primary school will lower pupil’s self-confidence.
First of all it’s a blessing to see the happiness from the pupils when they feel they’ve succeeded. But I can’t stop thinking about what will happened if they have the pressure on them, because of the grades and they found out that I didn’t succeed, for example in maths. When they see that they failed to get a grade in a certain subject their self-confidence will get lower and lower. Many thoughts would probably go through their heads like what will happened now and how will they have the strength to re-start again and think that it will go better next time?
Second I think that grades in primary school can lead to a competition between the pupils in school. And I don’t think that these kinds of competition are ok. Pupils will compete among each other who will receive the best grades and it leads to a negative stress and struggle in classroom. And if someone fails to get good grades he or she will be very sad and self-confidence will go downwards.
On the other hand it can be a competition where pupils compete against themselves and these grades can become a carrot or a reward. Pupils can see the results of struggling and fighting for right grades and they would like to do better all the time. Nevertheless, I think that grades in primary school will lead to a negative competition. Pupils will compete with themselves because they need to have a good grade and it needs to look good. But I can’t stop thinking about what they really would learn. Because pupils will not learn forever and put knowledge’s in their long-term memory, they’ll learn things that will be put in their short-term memory and then just disappears.
Therefore are grades in primary school not a good idea. It has so much negative affects and when someone fails to get a grade it will lead to lower self- confidence among these children. And then two questions remain; how can I as a teacher start again with these children and how can I make them feel proud and sure of that; ok, I failed this time but I will come back with new energy and then I will make it? I don’t think we can do that. It is all about making them feel that I can do this and it’s ok to make mistakes sometimes but I serve as I am and I struggle hard because of that.
First of all it’s a blessing to see the happiness from the pupils when they feel they’ve succeeded. But I can’t stop thinking about what will happened if they have the pressure on them, because of the grades and they found out that I didn’t succeed, for example in maths. When they see that they failed to get a grade in a certain subject their self-confidence will get lower and lower. Many thoughts would probably go through their heads like what will happened now and how will they have the strength to re-start again and think that it will go better next time?
Second I think that grades in primary school can lead to a competition between the pupils in school. And I don’t think that these kinds of competition are ok. Pupils will compete among each other who will receive the best grades and it leads to a negative stress and struggle in classroom. And if someone fails to get good grades he or she will be very sad and self-confidence will go downwards.
On the other hand it can be a competition where pupils compete against themselves and these grades can become a carrot or a reward. Pupils can see the results of struggling and fighting for right grades and they would like to do better all the time. Nevertheless, I think that grades in primary school will lead to a negative competition. Pupils will compete with themselves because they need to have a good grade and it needs to look good. But I can’t stop thinking about what they really would learn. Because pupils will not learn forever and put knowledge’s in their long-term memory, they’ll learn things that will be put in their short-term memory and then just disappears.
Therefore are grades in primary school not a good idea. It has so much negative affects and when someone fails to get a grade it will lead to lower self- confidence among these children. And then two questions remain; how can I as a teacher start again with these children and how can I make them feel proud and sure of that; ok, I failed this time but I will come back with new energy and then I will make it? I don’t think we can do that. It is all about making them feel that I can do this and it’s ok to make mistakes sometimes but I serve as I am and I struggle hard because of that.
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