Thoughts on the importance of the Lesson Plan.

I think that the lesson plan is one of the most important aspects of a teacher’s job. It not only lays out what topics are going to be discussed in class in a day, and makes sure that all the topics are covered, but it keeps the teacher organized and ready to teach. I have been in a class were the teacher had little to no lesson plan, and no much was learned, due to the rough, broken up approach to presenting the material, all because not plan had not been made. Oppositely, a properly planned out lesson will be able to deliver the information, answer questions, and help gain a better sense of understanding on all the topics needed to be learned for the particular day.

My mother is a kindergarten teacher, and it is from her that I have developed much of my interest and knowledge in education. I can remember every weekend her meticulous planning out of the week ahead, day by day, hour by hour. She pinpointed what she needed to accomplish and how she wanted to accomplish it. Then during the week, she would sit each night and go over the previous day and the next day, and make changes accordingly to what was missed or what was changed from the original plan. Her example in this matter showed me a very important thing about education. That is, the importance of being adaptable. Keeping good track of one’s lesson plan will allow you to be adaptable to whatever comes up at school or at home that can impact the classroom teaching. If someone does not keep a good lesson pan, things will come up, throw the plan off track, and they will not recover fully, fall far behind in their lessons, or simply miss or skip important topics.

One of Murphy’s rules is, “Everything that can go wrong, will”. If a teacher keeps an open mind and a good, organized lesson plan, and with that idea in mind, they will be able to flex and not break when things do go wrong.

This I Believe about Education

I believe that teaching, at the high school level, is a vocation that goes far beyond the confines of the classroom. The personal relationships that are created between teacher and students involved education of both parties in book knowledge and life knowledge. My experiences with my high school teachers are ones that I will never forget. The impact that some of them had on my life not only enriched my education experience and brightened my life, but also helped me through some very tough times. Being able to feel almost more at home at my high school than at my house is an incredible thing.

Of coarse my home is my home, but during those four years, students spend more time in the school building or at school events than they do in their own home. So being able to foster an environment where the relationships with the teachers are so strong that a student feels so comfortable in school, I think, is very important.

A positive relationship with the student will also create a much more successful learning environment the classroom itself. If students are not dreading showing up to your class, then more can be accomplished in teaching each day. Similarly, school is more then just the book knowledge. Being able to teach one’s students life skills is an important job.
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