When do you know you have achieved the purpose in education through your teaching?

            Education is a huge part in a student’s life and is an essential part in preparing for citizenship and work after school. Education plays a pivotal role in the progression of the students’ personality that how they behave as citizens in a society, and how they conduct themselves at the work. Moreover, the other critical factor, which education can help to learns that how to respect others. But certainly, it is a valid question that I will know I have achieved the purpose in education; the purpose of enhancing the learning of students in so many ways. I believe that I can know about fulfillment of my teaching purpose when I will see my students using their skills during the class and outside school. I will use many methods to know that I have achieved this purpose such as by making different observations, conducting discussions, and activities with students. Their response through these methods will allow me to know that what my students have learned from me. So, three ways I will use to know that I have achieved my purpose in my teaching will be through observations, discussions, as well as activities (Anderson)

            So, the first method of assessing my own purpose of teaching is through making considerable observations. I will observe the attitude, behavior and conduct of my students to see that they have learned anything from my teaching or not. For instance, I will look at the element of respect, they have achieved through learning. I would observe that how my students are showing respect for fellow students. Moreover, it is important to see that what level of respect students show for their teachers. I will keep an eye on my students that how they conduct themselves around and how they are treating their peers. I strongly believe that education helps to learn manners to be more civilized. A civilized behavior is always added with the element of respect shown form the personality of students. Moreover, I will also observe the actions of my students that how they do their work, and have they learned time management or not. These observations will certainly help me to look at achievement of my purpose ( Booren, Downer and Vitiello)

            Secondly, I will have discussions with my students to know whether they have learned anything or not. For instance, I will interact with them as much as possible, because this communication will help me to identify the level of learning of each student. If a student is ready to communicate and participate in the discussion and showing an interest to talk about various issues and topics, then it certainly means that they have learned something, which is now being reflected from their level of discussion. Their communication and talking skills will be a great indication that how each students have developed as compared to the past, when he started education period with me. I will also involve students in different activities like asking them to take part in volunteer activities so that I can see their progress as human beings. This will allow me to analyze the personality of each student (GONZALEZ). The purpose of education is to prepare students for work or career after school; if students obtain a job in the future, then I will know I have achieved the purpose in education

            It has been mentioned above that how I will analyze the level of learning of my students, and I am very much sure that these methods will certainly help. In the end of the year, if my students follow my instructions and use them well, I will know that my students have met their personal as well as professional goals, and I have achieved the purpose of education. Then my students will be prepared for the future. As a teacher, I will work hard to model and deliver the message with various methods to meet the students where they are at each day. I will keep analyzing my own strategy and method of teaching my students and enhancing their learning experience in every possible manner.

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