Wow! I loved this blog! It explain a lot about how I feel teachers should be in the 21st century. I actually wrote down some of the things she said to remind me, as I become a teacher, what I became a teacher for.
I think that one of the most important, if not the most important, factor of being a teacher is being a teacher who learns. I once got a fortune cookie that said, "The best teacher is a student," and I couldn't agree more. I find that our minds are endless vaults of information, and as a teacher I feel its my job to open this vault for my students. I can only get on their level to teach them if I know them, and I know how to get to evolving students. The students that I student teach with and the students I have my tenth year as a teacher will probably have very different learning styles and technology of which to use for education. I must continually adapt.
I also agree upon the fact that a teacher cannot rely solely on technology as an aid and "teaching method" for their students. Yes, it is vital and extremely helpful, but like Ms. Hines states, communication and problem solving skills are not found on a computer. This is something that also scares me about the future, though. I notice so many students, faculty, parents, everyone really that communicate via technology and not face to face. This means that we as a race are losing our ability to effectively communicate in a personal setting. It's terrifying.
As a future teacher this blog was HIGHLY appreciated and much advice was received out of it...
Thank you Ms. Hines.
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