Teacher Identity

How is this experence shaping my teacher idenity? It helped to understand the classroom setting a bit better. What it would be like to stand in front of a class of students and be able to teach. I was in school at one time but that is a totally different experience from tutoring because you are seeing the classroom from a different side. This experience has opened my eyes to differences within our society, how things could be so vastly different somewhere not too far from where I went to school.

My personal experiences with these students have shaped my teacher identity as well. That girl that did nothing in class, I actually talked to her the other day! I saw her with another student I knew and they were talking. I tried interrupting to try to get into the conversation. She didn't look like she minded me talking so her. I was glad I got her to at least talk to me. From there I tried getting her to do some of her work. Soon she was doing bookwork. It wasn't much but it was a start and I was proud of her. I'm not sure if she completely changed her ways but seeing her do work made me wonder if I was her teacher she would have never had that problem in the first place. I want to motivate the children as best as possible and I don't want to give up on them.