We are about halfway through this week, and I, once again, have understood the importance of collaboration among professionals in your field. While I am still a pre-service teacher, I find that collaborating with your classmates is extremely helpful and is a skill we should be instilling in our students as well. I have just finished taking the professional education exam (and passing!). So it is now time to start studying for the final test, which is the K-6 subject area exam. I have managed to find that a co-worker is also studying for this same exam and we have decide to study together this weekend. I am really looking forward to it, since I study better when I have someone I can either teach the material to, or quiz each other back and forth. At times, I will admit, I have been known to prefer solitude when it comes to academia, but the more I get into the field, the more I understand that working with others is essential. We cannot help our students if we are not helping ourselves.
We tell our students to ask for help ALL the time and yet why are we so hesitant to do so ourselves? Shouldn't we be modeling those same strategies so that our students are able to see that it is an useful skill that will follow them all throughout their lives? Collaboration is important and can give us that support that we need to attain the levels of success we desire from our students.
Congratulations on passing the Professional Education Exam!
ReplyDeleteIt is great to learn now that collaboration is important. With how the education profession is heading, it certainty is a struggle to get teachers to collaborate with each other because it was never thought of in the past. Not, only does collaboration benefit the teacher, but it helps teachers anticipate issues or help them think of better activities and lessons for the students.
Good luck on your subject area exam!