A Day in the Life of a Teacher at FJUHSD
Dorothy, a teacher at FJUHSD, emphasizes that the most crucial skill is "classroom management," creating a "positive learning environment" where students are engaged and responsible for their learning. Beyond subject matter expertise, genuine kindness and connection are equally vital for fostering student engagement and creating a successful classroom.
Classroom Management, Building Relationships, Communication, Empathy, Instructional Strategies
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Dorothy Kim
Teacher
FJUHSD
UCSD
CSUF Teaching Credential
Biology & Related Sciences, History, Art History
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Education
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School, Greek Life Member, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Classroom management is the most important skill for a teacher, encompassing all other skills. It involves creating a positive learning environment where students are engaged and not distracted.
2. Kindness and genuine care for students are crucial for effective teaching. Students can sense whether a teacher cares, influencing their willingness to learn.
3. While subject matter expertise is important, classroom management and building positive relationships with students are the most critical skills for success in teaching.
Transcript
What skills are most important for a job like yours?
The most important skill that encompasses essentially all other skills is classroom management. It does not matter if you are an expert with many PhDs and have memorized the dictionary front and back.
It does not matter if you cannot ensure your classroom has a positive learning environment. This means you have to be able to have students engaged in your lesson. They're not just on their phones or talking to their peers.
You have to ensure they are not distracting each other and that they are taking responsibility for their learning. You have to make sure they are paying attention to all the wisdom coming out of your mouth.
Classroom management is a major skill. Another major skill that ties into classroom management is kindness and being genuine, because students are very smart. They can tell if you care about them, and once they feel that, they want to do that for you.
So, I think the skills are classroom management, connection, and kindness altogether, and you'll be great. Then you can learn all there is about science or whatever content area you teach. But those are the key things you need.
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