MacComp1Interview

INTERVIEW: SECOND GRADE TEACHER Q: What kinds of writing do you do in your field/job? A: Lesson plans are made prior to the upcoming school week. Power Points and other presentations Grading homework, classwork, and tests. E-mails or letters are written and sent to colleagues E-mails and letters are also sent home to parents for feedback on their child. Q: Please tell me about the kind of writing you do on an average day. A: Present subject material on chalkboard Help students with class work, give examples etc.. Compose E-mails Grade students work Q: For what purposes do you write? A: To educate students Inform students and parents of progress in class To ask colleagues for advice or share lessons Q: For what audiences do you write? A: Students Students Parents Colleagues Q: What do you get out of the writing you do? A: “I teach children. Teaching is truly my passion, and if my own kids won’t listen to me I know I have a classroom full of enthusiastic seven year-olds who think I’m the coolest guy on earth!” –Alan McElroy

REACTION: For this assignment I interviewed one of the most helpful, caring, and focused teacher I know, my father, Alan McElroy. When asked what types of writing was done in every day classrooms and for what purpose the answers seemed pretty evident to me. However I realized there is a lot more that goes into being a teacher other than simply grading papers. My father explained how there must be lesson plans made for each day of the week, planning out the day and leaving no room for “wasted” time is key. Lesson plans have to be coordinated and tailored to the children’s needs as a whole. However no two students learn the same or at the same pace, therefore teachers must try to incorporate different learning styles into daily lessons. The purpose of writing in this career field is to educate children, broaden their perspectives and open a world of knowledge. After interviewing my father I realized how important writing is in the education field. You use writing constantly in almost every aspect of this particular field, from teaching course material to grading, and everything in-between writing is a crucial factor. I intend to pursue a career in elementary education like my father because I want to educate and help shape children, I want to be there as a support system and an educator.