Classroom in Woodson HS
Girma G. Tessema
| Personal Information |
| Approach
to Education |
| Classroom
Management |
| Curriculum
Design |
| Teaching standards |
| My destiny |
| Other
educational websites |
| Acknowledgments |
| At the beginning of the
academic year, I will send a letter to the parents of each child in my
classrooms. The objectives of this letter are: 1. To introduce myself to the community and inform them that I am one of the teachers who will be responsible for teaching their kids. 2. To provide them with the relevant information on the rules and procedures that the students would follow. 3. To invite them to communicate and work togther for the proper delivery of education and well-being of thier children and 4. To share the resposibility in the growth and development of the youth in general. Date:------------ Dear Parents I would like to
introduce my self to you at the beginning of
this academic year. I am a new teacher. My name is Girma G. Tessema. I
am
qualified to teach Biology in grades 9-12 and General Sciences in
grades 7-8. In this Academic
year, I will be teaching biology in grade 9
and it is my pleasure to have your child in my class. I know that the
role of
parents is indispensable in supporting the achievement of the goals of
education in this country. Therefore, we will all work together to
produce
citizens who will be responsible not only for their success in life but
also
for the success, achievement and fulfillment of the society. For this
to happen,
the biggest responsibility falls on the school and particularly on the
teacher
with considerable input from parents. Therefore, both of us will want
to
communicate with each other to discuss various issues that may arise
during
this academic year. It is clear to
educators that students need to be motivated
to learn at the beginning of the academic year, and I will implement
all
the
necessary options to develop interest in my class. It is my
opinion that
orderliness in a class is desirable and the first step toward order
will be
helping my students to be aware of the rules and procedures. We will
initially discuss
with each other why rules are required. Then there will be a chance for
them to
contribute to the type of rules and procedures that they should respect. It is always
advisable not
violate the natural laws that governs the proper functioning of our
plant, earth. However, man has been misusing the natural resources
(deforestation and emission of dangerous chemicals to the atmosphere
etc). Such activities have been the source of
all
problems on earth (e.g. floods, global warming, hurricanes etc.).
Therefore, similarly we
all should be abide by the rules and procedurs of the school and
classroom not to have any problem. If we do not respect the rules, it
will be difficult
to maintain the
teaching-learning environment in a peaceful and attractive way.
Students, parents, teachers, and the school administartion will share
the responsibilty in sustaining the desired descipline in our
school. Some of the rules and procedures in my class are:
My email address is girmamariam@hotmail.com.
Please contact me for any question and comment that you may want to
forward to
me. Similarly, I am kindly requesting at this time to let me know your
telephone number so that I may communicate with you. Generally, I expect
that my students be responsible for themselves
and also be responsible for their colleagues and the school.
Transparency,
consistency and caring will be the expression of my behavior. I believe
that
promoting the interest of any student will be the responsibility of
teachers
and parents. I also believe that I will be
a
good teacher in motivating your child, so that he/she develops the
knowledge
with interest that springs from her/ his needs. |