In social studies class and in some other classes this week, the main focus has been on finding your critical voice as a teacher. I have read several articles to find out that every teacher and soon to be teacher has a critical voice, it is just a matter of finding that voice and expressing it. I believe it is extremely important to have a critical voice. Without a critical voice, you have no beliefs or saying in what goes on in the classroom.
I really enjoyed reading the article, “Speaking in a Critical Voice” by Marilyn Page. This article and the article on Valerie in CUAI 4241, really opened up my eyes to see that as a teacher you have to have a critical voice in many situations. A lot of teachers go in schools without a critical voice. They do things as they are told to do. These teachers have no say in the environment of the classroom or how they want to teacher their students. To be an effective teacher, you have to be aware of your critical voice. To activate my critical voice, I am going to use my information and experience in college. In my classroom, I am going to stand firm on my beliefs.
Well I hope everyone has a good rest of the weekend!! See you all tomorrow!
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