Standard 7: The teacher of PK-12 music demonstrates professional responsibility and reflective practice.
Standard seven discusses the need for teachers of PK-12 music demonstrating professional responsibility and reflective practice within the classroom. This standard outlines some of the most important qualities of teaching. Teachers must be reflective and responsible in their practices so that they are effective and growing teachers and valuable role models for their students.
As a young adult, I do my absolute best to represent the values of a respectable and reflective young adult. I understand basic etiquette that makes some adults stand out from the rest. I have a drive to get projects done and not only finished, but to the best of my ability. Growing up, I ran my own lawn business when I was in high school. I had to represent an extreme amount of professionality in showing up on time, getting the job done right the first time, and making sure that I listened to the needs of my customers. I had to reflect on their comments and assess how I could take those suggestions and comments and make my performance and quality of service improve. In the same ways I have tried to bring these values into music. To the best of my ability, I make sure that I get jobs done on time and that the job is done well and not just completely. At the age of 22, I see how there are many aspects of my life that could use improvement. For example, I am a slow person and timeliness is something that I can alway work on improving.
Both the positive and negative aspects of my ability to demonstrate professional responsibility and reflective practice can be of benefit to my students. When I say both positive and negative, I should probably reword it this way; the aspects of professional responsibility and reflective practice that I am good and versus that in which I need to improve. I should identify what I do to my students and show them I am always striving to be the most professional and respective individual that I can be. They will see my drive to always improve, even with those aspects of adulthood that I am not proficient with yet, and be inspired to strive for their best.
As a teacher, I must always strive to make sure there is no error in my professional responsibility and reflective practices. I must take the time to make sure that my tasks are done on time and in a fashion comparable to the practice of education. I must make sure that when I do complete tasks I reflect on their ability to successful or not. I must self-assess at all times. That is what separates good teachers from the rest, their ability to reflect on their professionalism and improve it.
As a young adult, I do my absolute best to represent the values of a respectable and reflective young adult. I understand basic etiquette that makes some adults stand out from the rest. I have a drive to get projects done and not only finished, but to the best of my ability. Growing up, I ran my own lawn business when I was in high school. I had to represent an extreme amount of professionality in showing up on time, getting the job done right the first time, and making sure that I listened to the needs of my customers. I had to reflect on their comments and assess how I could take those suggestions and comments and make my performance and quality of service improve. In the same ways I have tried to bring these values into music. To the best of my ability, I make sure that I get jobs done on time and that the job is done well and not just completely. At the age of 22, I see how there are many aspects of my life that could use improvement. For example, I am a slow person and timeliness is something that I can alway work on improving.
Both the positive and negative aspects of my ability to demonstrate professional responsibility and reflective practice can be of benefit to my students. When I say both positive and negative, I should probably reword it this way; the aspects of professional responsibility and reflective practice that I am good and versus that in which I need to improve. I should identify what I do to my students and show them I am always striving to be the most professional and respective individual that I can be. They will see my drive to always improve, even with those aspects of adulthood that I am not proficient with yet, and be inspired to strive for their best.
As a teacher, I must always strive to make sure there is no error in my professional responsibility and reflective practices. I must take the time to make sure that my tasks are done on time and in a fashion comparable to the practice of education. I must make sure that when I do complete tasks I reflect on their ability to successful or not. I must self-assess at all times. That is what separates good teachers from the rest, their ability to reflect on their professionalism and improve it.