Thing 1

Thing 1:

Habit #4 is one that I would consider to be a struggle for me. Habit #4 states “have confidence in your-self as a confident effective learner.” It’s extremely difficult to teach students to be life-long learners when I, as a future teacher, don’t feel confident in my own learning sometimes. I find myself knowing the right answers as teachers ask questions, but due to a “self-esteem” issue, I’m too scared to share my answers. More often than not my answers are always right. Habit #4 poses challenges, but I have to constantly remind myself that I am a thinker, and wrong answers mean learning is/will take place.

Habit #3 I believe to be a strength for me. Habit #3 states “view problems as challenges.” I am one of those “special few” that love working with special needs students. I see a special needs child as an opportunity for growth and progress. Working with special needs children is a huge challenge, one in which I learn something new each time there is an interaction. Within a classroom, I don’t see problem children; I see an opportunity to learn something new; an opportunity to figure out “why.” This habit is why I want to be a BCBA (as far as the behavior side goes). I want to help children by teaching them replacement behaviors for inappropriate behaviors. Behaviors are a problem, but they are a problem with a solution as long as you are up for the challenge.