User:Rreev002

Personal Information
My name is Randy Reeves Jr. I go by the nickname Ran. I am 23 years old and have lived in the same house for all those years. I am from a small town on the Northern Neck called White Stone. I can trace my linage back to five generations to the area on both sides of my family. I am a member of the White Stone Volunteer Fire Department and have been for six years. My Great-Grandfather Reeves and Grandfather Reeves were both founding members of the department in 1947 and both were chiefs. My father followed in their footsteps as a fire chief as well. I enjoy most sports. I have coached many softball teams. I am a huge Boston Red Sox fan ever since I start watching baseball in 1st grade. I play Varsity Baseball in High School. I graduate from Christopher Newport University with my BA in History. I hope to earn my license and Master’s at ODU and go on to teacher Middle School Social Studies in my area.

Teaching Philosophy
Education to me is the most important part of our society. With out education, this country will never be able to sustain its major presences in the world’s affairs. To me the best way to educate children is to present material in a way that kids become interested in the subject. This means that teachers need to use technology and other forms of media to keeps kids attention. However, I still believe that the best way to educate students is to give reading material, lectures that emphasis the points in the reading, and putting notes either on the chalkboard or in the form of a power point. There is a movement to go away from lectures and give more hands on projects, but I do not believe that more projects help kids learn. I believe that it gives students too much of a chance to misinterpret what the teacher wants them to learn from the project. I do believe that discussion is very important but the teacher must keep it on track for it to be successful. A good teacher must be able to use all the tools accessible to them in order to make sure the future is still bright for this country.