Teacher Expectations.

As a teacher, I have many expectations for my students. First off, I would expect all of my students to complete the assignments I assign to them. The main purpose of school is to learn and learning takes practice. This includes completing homework and other assignments given by the teacher. In order for my students to succeed, I expect them to do everything I ask of them.

I also expect my students to respect me and their fellow students. Respect is an important part of learning because it ensures comfort and reassurance in the classroom. Having respectful students will make the classroom stress-free and perfect for adequate learning.

Another thing I expect of my students is for them to be open to new experiences. All children should be open to new things especially in school. Since the classroom is so different from home, it is important for students to be able to except a new type of person or occurrence into their everyday lives.

Homework.

Homework has always been something I have enjoyed. I think I might have been the only kid in the world that actually got pleasure out of bringing school, home. As a young student (and even today), I would love sitting down and making checklists of everything I needed to complete and in what order. I loved picking out the perfect pencil and writing on a clean sheet of paper or worksheet. I guess teaching is a great profession for me! Most of all, I loved being able to show my family what I had learned that day in school.

I feel that homework should not only be practice for students, but a way for parents to see their child’s progress at school. Keeping parents informed of what is happening with their child’s grades on a daily basis is an important factor in keeping students up to pace. For example, if a parent sees a child struggling with their homework, they will be able to send a note to the teacher asking for extra help for their child.

Although homework seems like a great way for students to get extra practice at home, it can also have a negative effect. Since the homework is being completed away from the teacher’s eyes, there is no proof that the students are actually the ones completing the assignments. Often enough, a whiny child will get their guardian to complete the assignment just to avoid aggravation. This is helping anyone! A teacher that sees wonderful homework grades that are actually being completed by adults may make a test harder for students that are not ready.

Checking homework in class and continuing to review is a great way to avoid this. This way the students are aware of what is required of them and the teacher knows whether they really know the material or not.