Reflection #1

In fifth grade I had a teacher named Mrs. Weir and out of all the teachers I had she was the best by far. She is the main reason I wanted to become an elementary teacher. She really knew how to make learning both fun and rewarding. I remember she would put a smiley face around our classroom door everytime the entire class got A's on a test or just if we had behaved properly that day and once we finally filled the door frame up with big smiley faces we got a pizza party or a movie day. We learned how to manage money by having our own "fake" money that we could us to buy certain things, like pencil and such. The things we did in class did make learning a lot of fun and most of her classroom ideas made me want to us them in my own classroom one day, but being able to work with her one on one was what inspired me.
Throughout the year I had a problem with always going up and asking her questions before really sitting there and truely trying to work the problem or question out by myself. She had taught me that I was capable of figuring it out for myself and to look for other resources instead of just someone helping me find it all the time. This allowed me to perform better as a student and I was a lot more comfortable working by myself on in class assignments. When writing a paper she taught me how to express myself and really open up my mind and not to be afraid to share it with others. All in all she personally taught me how to be my own person and to do things for myself. She turned me into the hard working independent student I am today and as a teacher I hope to be able to reach out to my own students in special ways that will inspire them to achieve whatever they want out of life.