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This experience changed me as a teacher. I came to understand that students are people who have feelings and who don't want to feel cornered. They want to learn but they also want to feel as if they have some control over themselves.
I never made assumptions again about students before they came into my class. Every student is different; no two students react in the same way.
It is our task as teachers to find not only what motivates each student to learn but also what motivates them to misbehave. If we can meet them at that point and take away that motivation, we can go a long way toward achieving more effective classroom management and a better learning environment.
Teaching can be a demanding profession. There are times when students can seem uninterested in learning and disruptive to the classroom environment. There are plenty of studies and educational strategies for improving student behavior. But personal experience may be the best way to show how to turn a difficult student into a dedicated pupil. I had such and experience -- one where I was able to help change a student with major behavioral issues into a learning success story. The student teaching experience allows you to put everything that you’ve learned about education and your subject matter into action. You get to test the waters under the supervision of an experienced teacher who can guide you along and help you become the kind of teacher that you want to be. If you embrace the opportunity, you can .
