I knew then that I would be able to teach and reach students throughout my lifespan. Although my goal was fulfilled and I was a dedicated educator, after four years of teaching, I decided that it was a bit more difficult than I had anticipated. After reading Mulvihill's article, which stated why teachers quit, it brought back memories of when I began teaching and had difficult students. Even though they were great students, they just had a lot of behavioral issues that I had to deal with. And that's when I realized that even though they were difficult, I knew that I could use this type of experience to make sure that I helped reach and teach these students. To prepare them, I had to reach out to them. So, I lost my passion, as I stated, and it was due to heavy workload and time constraints, challenging students' behavior, lack of respect and recognition from those students, administrative bureaucracy, and demands from the administrators to make sure I always keep my students in their classroom, which I did do. There was a lack of resources for my students because I taught students with special needs. Although they were resource students, they were able to read, but due to their behavioral issues, they had not performed well throughout their school tenure.
Hello and Welcome to Dr. Brenda Heslip's Professional Profile
I, Dr. Brenda Heslip, invite you to explore my website as I guide you through a journey that provides opportunities to create a supportive and safe learning environment for each 12th-grade learner. Teaching is my passion. I say this because, as an educator, teaching became my passion at an early age. Therefore, when I was presented with an opportunity to teach and reach students, I knew my goal had been fulfilled. My level of professionalism is evident in the support I provide to each student, ensuring they achieve their goals and receive their high school diploma.
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I, Brenda Heslip, am here to share with my colleagues how to add my voice to the field of educational professions. When I think of why I began teaching and the importance of being a teacher, I must say that teaching can be a source of deep personal fulfillment and passion because it allows individuals to make a significant positive impact on the lives of others, fostering growth and inspiring a love of learning. Witnessing my students' progress by sharing knowledge and contributing to the development of future generations is a common reason why teaching is a fulfilling and passionate career. Teaching has been my passion because it has profoundly impacted my students as well as how I work with others and the teaching profession has impacted not only my students and how I relate to others it also helped them grow and myself grow as we learn together teaching is a partnership between students, their parents, administrators, faculty, staff members, and community stakeholders. It truly takes a village to raise one child. As I witness each student's growth throughout the school year, I am happy that I was able to reach and teach each student. Teaching is not my job; it is my passion. Although I might have days when I am not as passionate as other days, because in my opinion, my good days outweigh my bad days, which reminds me why I decided to teach and reach each student for who they are to help them to become what they want to be. Teaching also allows me an opportunity to make a difference in my students' lives because I can have a positive influence on them by helping them to reach and achieve their goals. I love providing students with the opportunity to shape their attitudes and create a positive learning environment, ensuring each student develops a positive attitude and a desire to learn. I have witnessed students grow throughout the school year. I see the long journey that each student has endured. Some of the students struggle to comprehend that learning is a precious gift. It is incredibly rewarding for me as a teacher to observe my students and see them use their problem-solving abilities, ask probing questions, and appreciate the answers to their questions. As a teacher, I take pride in helping my students, as I witness their growth throughout the school and watch them successfully move to the next grade level. As an educator, my role in the 21st-century learning environment is to evolve into a knowledge-based dispenser. A knowledge-based dispenser to a mentor, facilitating and guiding each student individually by creating and maintaining a positive learning environment to foster students' well-being, helping them develop the essential knowledge and skills they need for future growth. I also want them to be able to think critically, to be problem solvers, and I want them to crave, to continuously lean on me as an individual teacher. I want them to be able to go through life without wondering if they could have made it, but if they had a teacher who cared, maybe they would have. The other thing that I want to mention is the five core propositions, which are professional dispositions, and there are five of them that actually align with my teaching. The five are: Proposition 1, teachers are committed to students and their learning. Proposition 2: Teachers possess knowledge of the subjects they teach and are skilled in teaching those subjects to students. Proposition 3: Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning. Proposition 4, teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience And Proposition 5, teachers are members of learning communities which are important to teach education teachers are the most important part of a student's educational future if we want to make sure our students are successful we have to give them those tools to be successful individuals thank you so much for listening and you have a blessed day goodbye.