Final Reflection

As a teacher, I am very much used to a large class. I can be teaching up to 33 students per class. Everyday, I am supposed to teach about 150+ students, and the trouble is that some students are left behind. I have taught to teach to a class, but when I teach one on one, after school, or a few students at a time, I struggle. Maybe because after a long day, I am tired, and my patience is shorter. Maybe I just do not know how to build upon a student's skills when it comes to specific issues. But I know that this area is in need of improvement.

I found that the readings and class discussions on how to deal with different types of students to be very beneficial. Most of my students play as the dependent students because they are lazy, and I just give them the answers they need to go off and complete their assignment. I never really took into account on if they are learning and building on their skills or not. Some students are very unsure about the skills they already have, and again, I find myself just giving them the answers. I know better on how to deal with these situations. I have found that I am more able to make students work towards their own conclusions. Also, what was most beneficial to me was how to questions students into developing their own skills. It was even more beneficial to me because I was able to see tutors in action practicing the theories we have learned in class. I feel as if I had internalized a great deal of that, and I hope that I am better able to facilitate learning on a more specific and individual basis.

Coming out Writing Center Theories and Practices, I feel as if I've built on my own skills as a teacher. I feel more able and capable to assist my students. This class definitely helped me to not leave my students behind.