High School Mathematics Teacher
Angie Tayourane Period 9
About Myself
Being a teacher has always been something I have wanted to do my whole life and math is the subject that I succeed the most in and I enjoy the subject because it comes easy to me. Working directly with other students and guiding them is something I enjoy doing.
Details behind a High School Math Teacher
The duties of a teacher are
- Plan lessons in Mathematics
- Assess students to evaluate their abilities, strengths, and weaknesses to help individual student succeed in the class.
- Grade students’ assignments to monitor progress
- Communicate with parents about students’ progress
- Prepare students for standardized tests required by the state
Potential wage of a high school teacher is 53,230 per year.
Job Outlook/ Growth ; The growth is 7% (lower than average) predicted for 2010-2020
Skills necessary for Teaching Math to High School students:
- Calculating (numbers, algebraic expressions and operations etc.)
- Applying Information (Graph, charts, data from word problems)
- Communication (effective communication for a comfortable teacher-student relation)
- Finding Answers (In math, their is always a way to find an exact answer)
- Manipulating Numbers (Working out numerical problems)
- Public Speaking (Speaking in front of a classroom)
- Sorting Data (Statistics, Charts, Data from Graphs etc.)
- Prioritize Tasks efficiently (Schedule lessons and plan work for students)
- Interpreting Information (Expand on the process of problems, step-by-step so that the students can understand)
- Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus statistics and their application
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