The goals, hopes, and fears of a wanna-be teacher

The more I learn about different effective teaching techniques, the more goals I seem to make for myself and my future classroom. First and foremost, my biggest goal is to make my classroom a fun, safe place for my students; a place they look forward to coming to every day, and miss when they leave. A few other goals I have are: to never lecture monotonously out of a book, to always make an effort to get to know every facet of my students, and to teach each student as the individual they are, instead of lumping them into groups. My goals and my hopes are very closely linked, so I suppose you can say that my goals are my hopes. I hope that I am a fun, interesting, interactive teacher that my students like and the parents rave about behind my back. (okay…so maybe the latter’s not so realistic, but it is fun to dream…)



My fears are…numerous, as I am sure is the case for most teachers. I fear that I won’t bond well with some students and that I’ll clash with more parents than I befriend. I fear that I might become so obsessed with my students getting good grades that I take the fun and wonder out of learning; and those are only two of the many. But I have been told that people often overcome their fears by being aware of the possibilities, so I honestly feel they are things I can fight against.


As I plan on teaching in lower income areas, I know that computers and technology won’t always be available to my students. However, I also know it is good for me to learn, just in case the opportunity arises. My understanding of technology isn’t the best, but I feel that after taking the Tech. in Edu. Classes, I will know enough to safely navigate my students through the same things I’m being taught now, to create fun lessons and projects for them to participate in.