Dream Big!
Dream Big
The aim of this assignment is to help you picture the English teacher you want to be. Don’t be limited by your past learning experiences. Be bold; be creative; dream big!
Direction:
Talk to one of your (English) teachers and describe the teacher image you want to have.
Your response to the questions/prompts should be presented in the color you like, such as blue, green, purple, etc., as long as it is clear and does not blur the eyes.
⭐Part I: Background information
What is the name of your English teacher?
黃冠馨， Lucy
She is a music teacher.
Where is s/he teaching?
She is teaching in Hsinchu County Tzu Chiang Junior High School (新竹縣立自強國中).
Why do you choose to talk to her/him?
I chose to talk to her because she inspired me a lot to stick to my dream, being a teacher, when I was in junior high school. Also, she has told us about her interesting life story that is really worth sharing.
⭐Part II: Delve into Teacher Image
The sequence of the following questions is not fixed. Go with the flow of the conversation. Follow-up questions to extract more information are inevitable. Use 5W1H questions (who, when, where, what, why, and how) to encourage your teacher to expose more of themselves. You are not required to provide the verbatim script of the conversation, but a few keywords are necessary for this assignment.
How long has s/he been teaching?
She has been teaching for about 25 years.
What is her/his learning path?
She was studying in a small town in 宜蘭. She always got good grades in her elementary school and junior high school, and she tried so hard to get into the best high school in 宜蘭. But at the same time, as a music lover, she never gave up playing the piano while studying. So, even though she studied in the Science track, her passion for music brought her to the Department of Music in National Taiwan Normal University.
What is her/his career path?
After finishing her study in university, she became a student teacher in a rural comprehensive junior-senior high school in 宜蘭. Due to lack of teachers, she had almost 30 courses in a week; meanwhile, she was teaching Biology, being a homeroom teacher, leading the school orchestra, facing the change of Grade 1-9 Curriculum and studying in the graduate school. In her early stage of career, she stayed in several rural schools, which also influenced her a lot. Then, she turned into the school which I was studying at.
What is her/his most fantastic experience in her/his teaching career?
She thought that once students have really learned something, she could feel a sense of achievement. Recently, one of her students got married and invited her to the wedding. She was so touched and hugged the bridegroom for a long time.
What is her/his most frustrating experience in her/his teaching career?
She felt disappointed if she put effort into her students, but no good results came in the end. For example, one of the parents called her and shouted dirty words to her in the middle of the night, or her student had a car accident and suddenly passed away. She felt that she could not do anything about it.
What are the three words s/he would use to describe herself/himself as an English teacher?
be optimistic and hard-working
show love and never judges
be brave to face the challenges
What are the three words s/he would use to describe her/his students?
be genuine and kind
have unlimited future
have a great potential
What are the three words s/he would use to describe her/his workplace?
provide adequate food and clothing
need a sense of mission
have many challenges
What did s/he do in her/his latest class?
Recently, she created new accounts for students to learn online, got to know the levels of her students because they used to be taught by another teacher, and led a student teacher.
What suggestions s/he would like to give you as a teacher-to-be?
I should have a powerful mindset, be able to bear hardships, and keep learning. Also, enjoy my life.
⭐Part III: The Best Version of Me as an English Teacher
Compose a three-paragraph essay. In the first paragraph, based on the information you collected in Part II and your memories of her/his classes, describe the teacher you talk to. In the second paragraph, offer insights into the descriptions presented in the first paragraph. Think about these questions: What is particularly meaningful for you? What is particularly inspiring for you? What is particularly surprising for you? In the third paragraph, describe a typical day of yours as the dream teacher you want to become. Think about these questions: What do you do? What do you know? How do you feel?
黃冠馨老師, Lucy, is a diligent and caring teacher who owns lot of experience. She became a teacher in the era with many challenges. But she never gave up; instead, she transferred those obstacles into the nutrient of being a better teacher. When she was my homeroom teacher, she treated us like her sons and daughters. She listened to our worries and accompanied us to face those difficult times. As a student at that time, I could feel the care, love and expectation from her.
During the talk, the most meaningful part is her suggestions. She let me know that to become a teacher, we can not only teach knowledge, but also take care of the students in every aspect. In the real classroom, students have tons of problems every day. How a good teacher deals with them is what we should learn. Also, never forget to enjoy our lives. As for the inspiring part, her experience in her early stage of career gave me a new imagination of my future. I kept thinking what should I do first or how should I schedule my future, and didn't know what to do. But her experience inspired me that I could do whatever I want as long as I have passion and time management. Lastly, the surprising part, definitely, when she talked about the parent who shouted at her and the student who passed away because of the car accident, I was shocked. Those are serious and difficult issues that a teacher needs to face in his/her career life. Also, those are the life lessons I should learn in the future.
One day, if I become a teacher, I hope my day will be like the following description. In the morning, I arrived at the school early and prepared myself to say “hello” to each student who walked into the classroom. We can do something meaningful together, like reading extracurricular books, watching inspiring videos, or developing other interests. Then, time for my English class. I hope I can use game-based and more different materials to teach in order to trigger students’ interest. In my opinion, students’ motivation is really important. If they are interested in one of the subjects, they can even learn well themselves. There are tons of materials online. So, I think teachers’ job is to trigger students’ motivation. When it comes to the break time or after school, students may have some questions to ask me. So, I need to reserve some time for them. Above all, this is what my typical day as a teacher is like.
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