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"Teaching is unusual in that those who decide to enter it have an exceptional opportunity to observe members of the occupation at work..."

This is true, I have found that the most I have learned from my profession has been from other teachers. Point Loma does a great job at preparing us with excellent tools but out peers are often the people we learn from the most.

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"The study of educators' beliefs has been tricky because of the multi-dimensionality of

beliefs and the traditional boundaries drawn in educational psychology and teacher

education about which beliefs constitute a relevant subset."

There is a lot different areas of study and sciences that a teacher has to learn. Being a teacher is more than just education. There is a lot psychology, sociology, and at times social work that has to be considered.

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"Alternatively, educators who believe the self can be a valid source of knowing are likely to structure their classrooms in ways that emphasize students' contribution to the learning process."

I believe that is important to help students learn of the importance of becoming masters of their own learning. There is a lot of power in holding space for student's learning.

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"Global beliefs have local impact on educators' beliefs about the content they teach, their students, and themselves as educators."

We are all shaped by our surroundings and society's believes. Our jobs as teachers are also shaped by our backgrounds. It is always important to keep that in consideration.

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"Perhaps the most challenging parts for administrators and teacher educators are building in the time and providing educators with the tools necessary to engage in productive reflection"

I think that reflection is a great way to learn about ourselves and out jobs. There is not enough time in our day to think of reflecting about the work we do. I wish there was time assigned for this task.

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"Conversely, educators who are willing to explore their beliefs, and how their beliefs relate to practice and the professional knowledge base, can capitalize on the beliefs they hold to promote students' intellectual growth, autonomy and reciprocity, and equity in their classrooms."

I think it so important to be introspective when we work with students. It important to be aware of our privileges and our barriers. Ignoring those factors can hinder our ability to offer equity in our classrooms.

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"Essentially beliefs function in a way similar to a lens on a magnifying glass."

The background we come from can completely shape our outlook in life.

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"Educators beliefs shape their professional practice"

Our beliefs help us establish how we set up our classroom, interact with our students, and ultimately how we teach our students.

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"Beliefs are rooted in historic perspectives to help all children reach their full potential in every facet of their lives"

This is one way some teacher believe is their purpose in being a teacher, to help students be a better version of themselves in all areas, not just academically.

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"Beliefs are rooted in more essentialist models that position schools as places on which students acquire knowledge is critical to becoming a productive member of society'

Some teacher belief that they are to give the students the knowledge to be good productive members of society, not necessarily to reach their full potential.

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"Schooling envisions a new society, help students become lifelong learners, or enhance the students' individually"

Some teachers believe that knowledge is best and can be used to achieve a successful life because if you continue to learn you will always be a better version of yourself.

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"Educators' beliefs about whether their students needs relationships with them may be in conflict with what the students actually need. Robert Pianta argues that all students need to experience close relationships with their educators"

Students need to have a relationship with their teachers. They need to be able to trust their teacher and which in turn becomes a tool be a better educator to that student. You cannot be a productive teacher and not form a relationship with your students. If you do not, it makes it harder for students to WANT to learn from you.

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"Self-fulfilling prophecies, operates through two forms of messages educators send to students: The explicit and the implicit"

Some teachers, based off their personalities and belief system, communicate more effectively by being direct with their students, telling them exactly what they should be doing, whereas some teachers communicate with their students by non-verbal cues or vague comments. Both ways are not right or wrong but it can be argued that being implicit is beneficial for students critical thinking skills. Overall both forms are needed in the classroom.

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"Educators beliefs are a form of subjective reality: What they believe is real and true. Their beliefs guide their decision-making behavior, and interactions with students and, in turn, create an objective reality in the classroom, what students experience as real and true."

One of my beliefs as a special education teacher is that I don't care what you can't do but I care about what you can do. For my students, they know that I will always celebrate all of their successes, no matter how big or small they may be. A lot of my students have been told what they can't do for many years of their education and I wanted to spin it as a positive. That is real and true to them.

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My collogues have helped me so much throughout the years and honestly have helped me with curriculum and classroom management. Sometimes we need a perspective outside of our classroom that only a collogues can point out.

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What happens around the world does have an impact on our beliefs about the content we teach. Those beliefs can change the perspective of the content especially when it comes to politics. We may or may not agree with the way the government is being run, but it is our job to teach with as little bias as possible but depending on our beliefs may not be able to be as bias as we should.

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I know for me I am harder on myself than anyone really knows and having a productive reflection is hard for me. So I can definitely relate to this. I just had my observation this year and I didn't think I did my best and went into my post-observation with a not so good outlook, and my observer was extremely happy with my lesson. Can definitely relate to this.

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I think that I agree, Being a lifelong learner makes you a better person. We should always strive to learn more about teaching and also about life.

-Juana D.

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I completely agree, teachers communicate with students in different ways. There is value in many types of communications.

-Juana Del Villar

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That is an amazing way to view being a special education teacher! Students of backgrounds can achieve so much given the right supports!

-Juana Del Villar