Chapter 1 Reflection

My most significant teacher would have to be my Spanish teacher in high school. Her name was Sra..Hernandez. While I was in her class I felt as if she truly cared about her students. She made sure that everyone understood the concept of what was being taught and was able to utilize the lesson in everyday situations. She respected us as students and treated us as young adults, not as children. Sra. Hernandez hadhigexpectations for all of us and would not accept anything less than what we were capable of doing.

Sra. Hernandez always made time for us. She made herself readily available before and after school as well as the lunch hour. She would write us passes to her classroom during lunch in order for us to obtain the necessary help we needed, Sra. Hernandez was what I call a “roamer”. She would walk around the room making sure that we were on task.  She was not the kind of teacher who would “teach” from her desk. She would interact with us and give us individualized attention if we needed it.

Sra. Hernandez also acknowledged when she had made a mistake. If she was in the wrong she would admit it and would correct it without being condescending. As a teenager in high school I found it rare when a teacher would admit to a mistake.

I believe that perhaps Sra. Hernandez was in the teaching profession not so much for the extrinsic rewards but for the intrinsic rewards. Her characteristics from what I can remember, tell me that she truly wanted her students to be and do their very best and found it rewarding when they accomplished their goals in her class. I can honestly say that Sr. Hernandez, for myself, had a great influence on my decision to become a teacher.