TPI Score and Reflection
The ones that I score the highest among the five different sectors of teaching perspectives are the developmental and nurturing aspects. Yet, if you look at the inside each perspective, one may have noticed the action part shows a score less than the belief and intention part. The reason I have scored low in the action, in my understanding with the guidance of interpretation in the website, is that first of all, I am a little hesitant when acting out plans that I have for students and heavily consider how my lesson plan will influence students. For example, questions that come up in my mind when I try to act things out the lesson/unit plan is that "what if students do not understand the hidden goal of the lecture that I am demonstrating to students?" or "what if students do not quite understand the meaning of the action carried out by teachers?" This fear, of course, can wear down as teaching experience piles up hence I am a bit optimistic. Second reason that I am resilient to demonstrate action is the divergence of student opinion that might get too extreme and students will be too excited to express their own opinions rather than listening to others.
The perspective that I need to obtain more as a teacher is the social reform perspective. This was a little bit surprising to me because I have an urge (if not strong) for change where there is injustice. However, how to teach social justice is totally different matter from the mere intention. Creating a safe space as a teacher is different from making my opinions heard in a classroom setting. Similar analogy can be made for teaching in general, for example, that teaching how to think is different from teaching what to think because teaching is a process of open discussion, not a place to project my opinion to students.
My questions that follow after are "how will I do that? What topics of discussion should I bring to promote social justice? What is social justice anyways? What are students view on them?" Then, "Is this the right way to improve my social reform perspective?"
The perspective that I need to obtain more as a teacher is the social reform perspective. This was a little bit surprising to me because I have an urge (if not strong) for change where there is injustice. However, how to teach social justice is totally different matter from the mere intention. Creating a safe space as a teacher is different from making my opinions heard in a classroom setting. Similar analogy can be made for teaching in general, for example, that teaching how to think is different from teaching what to think because teaching is a process of open discussion, not a place to project my opinion to students.
My questions that follow after are "how will I do that? What topics of discussion should I bring to promote social justice? What is social justice anyways? What are students view on them?" Then, "Is this the right way to improve my social reform perspective?"
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