Final Blog Entry (500 word)

Teachers can inspire people to change by their open-mindedness, their passion and their kindness. I believe that a teacher can completely transform the future of a student based on the experience that student has in the teacher's classroom. If a teacher is accommodating and willing to help each of their students succeed, there is no reason for any student to not leave that classroom more educated. Sometime kids need a push and they aren't getting the support or push they need from their home life so it is crucial that a teacher can step in to push them past their limits and into success. The question of whether or not we should inspire others to change I think depends on the change, if it is for the better in a positive way I absolutely think we should inspire people to change. When it comes down to it, we cant change anybody because no one can change another person. However, if a student wants to change and their teacher pushes them, supports them and inspires them to better than they thought they could be, that is a good example of inspiring people to change.

The way that we teach should depend on the students, if the way a teacher spends their class time is effective for the students and they learn the material, there is no reason to alter that teacher's method. However, if the students change over the years, the way a classroom is run by the teacher needs to be updated and formed to benefit the students. Students I think are changing over the years just because the world we live in is changing and society is evolving so it is natural that the kids would change with society. As technology and education evolve, the students learning experience will evolve too and they will be used to different things. Because of education constantly improving and evolving, a teacher's method needs to match the students ability.

All I have ever wanted form is to better the future of the kids in my classroom, I care so much about the children of this world and the future that they make for themselves. My life long goal has always been to make a positive difference in someone's life and I believe that by being a teacher, I will have completed that goal. I want the same thing for my children, to have the very best education they could possibly have, to learn in the classroom as well as outside of the classroom. I want my children to be well-rounded individuals that have a crave to learn about the world around them and develop their own thoughts and opinions.

I am going to use technology in my future classroom because I believe that is an effective way of learning and many students could benefit from using technology. I really like the idea of the students making their own google earth tours of their favorite places in the world and then sharing them with their classmates. I also really like the idea of the students each making photo stories or mixbooks about their family and friends and sharing them with their classmates. There are also some faster projects they could do liek bighugelabs.com, or making wordle.net's or even quizlets.com, I think these websites are great tools for my future students to use in the classroom. I plan to use technology in my future classroom as a method, tool and resource to better enrich the learnign experience of my future students.