Favorite Parts Of Being A Teacher At Public High School
Vanessa, a public high school teacher, finds the greatest joy in "looping" with students, teaching the same children for multiple years and developing deep relationships, allowing for unique insight into their progress. This, along with the daily collaborative problem-solving with colleagues and the "magic" that happens when "really smart interesting passionate people" work together, makes the role incredibly rewarding.
Problem-Solving, Teamwork, Collaboration, Student Development, Education
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Vanessa Bobbitt
Teacher
Public High School
St. Mary’s College of California
Eastern Kentucky University, Educational Leadership
Psychology
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Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Building strong relationships with students and witnessing their growth over time.
2. Enjoying the daily collaboration with colleagues to solve problems creatively.
3. The inherent problem-solving aspect of teaching and finding solutions to improve learning outcomes for students
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in your current role?
In my current role, I get to play Foursquare with really cool kids every day. I think that's wonderful.
I get to hang out with some of my favorite people all day long, and that's wonderful. I get to see how they progress through a year. This year, I'm what's called "looping" with my kids.
So, the same kids that I taught in first grade, I'm teaching in second grade. We know each other incredibly well, and that's a privilege not many people get in their jobs. I feel very fortunate to have it.
I also really enjoy problem-solving. Such a huge part of teaching is problem-solving. Either why students aren't learning, why lessons aren't hitting, or sometimes why they are. That's really fun.
I really enjoy the collaboration I have with my colleagues in order to solve those problems. Anytime we get really smart, interesting, passionate people together, like magic happens. I'm fortunate that I get to experience that pretty frequently.
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