Darren Ferguson asked:
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In the past most little kids want to be a banker, an astronaut, a veterinarian, or even a professional athlete when they grow up, not many children look at the rest of their life and say “hey I want to be a teacher one day”. Well, the world is changing and those children who once said that are now beginning to graduate from college with teaching degrees. People’s views about teaching have changed dramatically from what they used to be to what they are now, teachers are also beginning to have the freedom to teach what they want to teach which many teachers love. Although there are guidelines that every teacher has to follow many teachers now are allowed to go within those guidelines and pick and chose from topics to teach to their students.

One of the places where this is possible is in Georgia.  A teacher with a Georgia teacher certification is able to pick what they want to teach their class within reason. Although there are always laws governing teachers, most teachers know what is allowed and what isn’t allowed. In order to get a Georgia teacher certification there are many steps that teachers have to go through that is comprised of exams, classes, and prevention classes in order to make the teaches as knowledgeable as possible about all aspects of the class room. One of the cool things about these classes necessary for a Georgia teacher certification is that for some of the mandatory classes it is required for the student to student teach and observe students in a classroom so that they get a good idea as to how a classroom is run, this is normally done by splitting a semester into two halves, during the first one a student will observe a younger class and in the second half a student will observe an older class.

This is very helpful for the students because instead of having to guess at what age group they would want to teach they get to experience and teach it first hand. This real life experience is very beneficial for students who are going into the teaching field, and luckily this is a requirement in most teaching programs. It is through these observations and classes that students learn what is appropriate as far as dressing, and talking about during a classroom setting, because you are molding young minds when you are teaching you have to watch what you say at all times. Young children are listening to everything you say when you are teaching, even if you don’t think they are, so it is very important to use classroom language when you are with young children this means no swearing, cussing, or discussing inappropriate things.



FREDRICK