Introduction

This semester I am taking ELD 308 - Fostering Language and Literacy Development and ELD 376 - Teaching Science, Social Studies, and the Arts. These education classes are six hours on either a Tuesday or Thursday. The opposite day, the class is required to be in an elementary school setting. We are assigned a school and a cooperating teacher to work with throughout the semester.

I believe good teaching is fostering a lifelong passion for learning through an interactive, positive, and open learning environment where students are comfortable making inquiries and are willing to help one another. I believe that school should prepare children for life. They should be taught real life events and how to handle difficult situations. Students should learn subjects that apply to more than simply the standardized tests and know how they can apply what they are learning to real life. I believe that students should also be given a say in what they learn, or how they learn the material.