Blog- Strengths and weaknesses

Over the course of this semester, I have learned alot about what my strengths and weaknesses are. What has helped me gain a better understanding about myself is the small group discussions, the class lectures, reading the Santrock chapters and the Monday night classes. All of these things we have done in class have pushed me to think about my personality and what I believe about education and how this will translate into the classroom in the future. I think the fact that I have a lot of passion for my content area and the fact that I really want to work with adolescents and young adults will help me in my future. I think that by having a passion for working with kids and having a good background for my content area will really help me as a future teacher. Also, I think the fact that I am creative and love to read will help me set up a classroom where students are encouraged to think critically and be creative.

Some weaknesses I have in the content area of my teaching is the fact that I am still learning more about my major, so at this point it can be kind of challenging envisioning myself as an expert. I know that once I take my required classes and further learn I will know what I need to, but at this point I am still in the process of it all. Sometimes it can be daunting thinking about my future, like how I am supposed to get to point A to point B because right now I am just beginning my experience in the Education Department. Other than that, I think I just need to remember that everything takes time and I will eventually learn and know what I am supposed to!