About Me:
I am currently working on my undergraduate degree at the University of South Alabama in Secondary Education/ English Language Arts. My goal is to graduate in the Spring of 2012. I have experience coaching baseball and football in both the Mobile County and Saraland City school systems. At W.P. Davidson High School, I spent three years as varsity assistant baseball coach, as well as two years worth of experience as an assistant coach on the freshman football team. In the spring of 2010, I started my first year as junior varsity assistant coach in the Saraland school system. My goal is to be the best possible educator I can be, in the classroom and on the field.
How I Plan to Teach
As of right now, I do not have any real classroom experience. So, for now this post can only be speculative but at least I have some ideas. I want my classroom to be a place that students don't dread attending. I plan to be a tough but fair disciplinarian. I want to create and foster a community of learners that actively participates in the educational process. I want to be on the cutting edge of how English classes are taught in the United States. If possible, I would like to explore technology as an aid for both me and my students. I will hold myself and my students to a high standard of achievement. In the end, my ultimate goal is to create critical thinking students, who analyze from a critical viewpoint that seeks reliable validation for all of their assertions. I am a big believer in the concept of people becoming "life-long learners" who seek knowledge and information out their whole lives.
