Blog Post #1

About Me

My name is Ethan Sumrall and I am 21 years old. I am married with no kids. I live in Lucedale, Ms, which is about a hour from the university. I attend church at Crossroads Free Pentecoastal Church and teach children's church and I am a commander in Royal Rangers. At Crossroads, I have went on mission trips to Mexico. My main interest is helping children and trying to bring more people to Christ while building my relationship with God.
My education consist of a Diploma from George County High School, and an Associates of the Arts degree from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. While I was at MGCCC, I was on the leadership team at the Baptist Student Union. I went on a mission trip to Peru and helped children in three villages while there. I would say that the opportunities I had to minister to children are what led me to elementary education.I wanted to teach kids, show them love, and be a great role model to them. My passion is about getting out and witnessing to people by showing them the love of Jesus Christ.



My Classroom

The way I will act in my classroom is simple. I will always be caring and listening to everyone. I will try my best to get to know a little about each student to be able to help them if they have home problems, learning problems, or behavior problems. As I do these things I want to gain respect from the kids by being stern, but with a gentle spirit. This will let them know I care about but is serious about my authority.
I know there are three types of ways that we learn: auditory, kinetic, and visual. While I'm teaching the required material I am going to try and incorporate all three materials. For example, in Math I would use a chocolate bar and divide it into 8 pieces and demonstrate the fractions. This would use all three methods. I will also try and figure out what type of learning methods the students react best too.
I presume the first few years as a teacher will be a major learning process for me learning how the children like or understand different methods or tools. Some tools I would really like to employ are hands on activities such as nature in science; we would go outside or to a museum or park nearby. I think examples and other similar tools will provide the best learning experience for the children and help them to remember things in the long run.
I want my classroom to provide an inviting atmosphere I want the kids I teach to enjoy coming to class and to not only have a learning experience, but to remember the material we learn for a long time. I would like to have fun learning games and inspirational quotes on the walls. This would encourage them and keep them focused.



Time Management

I have learned that the issue with most people is the way time is used and managed. The way we use our time effects our everyday tasks and our stress levels. Stress then effects our actions and the way we do everyday tasks.
There are different ways to planning your time correctly. We should always understand the relevance of our tasks., this way we can stay away from the things that are less important and focus on the more important things. This will help us to finish our daily requirements, but we should always remember to be flexible . We've all heard the saying "practice makes perfect!" When we make mistakes or lack in the department of time management, it's all a lesson learned.