Amelia Suhayda

Posted on 10/24/09

Teaching in today's schools is very difficult. I recently
graduated from High School. I decided four years ago that I
wanted to teach. I am in a teacher program in Nevada and am
a Practicum student at two schools in the Reno area.

I expected that getting and keeping the student's attention
would be difficult, but I had no idea how difficult it
would be. The student's do not offer answers or opinions
when I ask for them and aren't even cooperative when I give
them incentive to volunteer (extra credit points, etc).
Cell phones and other technology is making my job harder.
All the students seem to want to do is text message each
other. They can’t write me a simple essay about how they
feel about anything because they don’t even use real words
anymore. It is only casual chat speak (u for you, ittul for
I will talk to you later etc.) The students are basically
illiterate.

The students I teach are middle and high school special
education students. I value class participation and do not
often use the Pedagogy of strict memorization. I want the
students to appreciate what education and teachers can give
them. I also want them know what they are learning and how
it effects them.

How do I do all this, without it being boring?

The drop out rate is way too high; teachers need to come up
with new ways if they expect students to take interest
because they aren’t interested now.

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