Personal Virtues — Transcript

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1. 0:00Hello, my name is Trinity Winfield and I
2. 0:03want to share with you my take on
3. 0:04personal virtues and how they will play
4. 0:06a part in my future classroom.
5. 0:08I will walk through the definition of
6. 0:10virtues, character formation, and IMO
7. 0:12day and how they not only shape who I am
8. 0:14as a person and educator, but how
9. 0:16they'll shape the environment and
10. 0:18structure of my future classroom.
11. 0:21GCU shares four categories of virtues,
12. 0:23breaking them down into intellectual,
13. 0:26moral, civic, and performance. sharing
14. 0:28how each category plays a role in the
15. 0:30development of creating an environment
16. 0:32that promotes human flourishing. Virtues
17. 0:35work together to support individuals
18. 0:36life, helping them grow and thrive.
19. 0:40Four virtues that shape my personal life
20. 0:41include service, adaptability, quick
21. 0:44thinking, creativity, and compassion. On
22. 0:46the slide, I placed a picture of my
23. 0:48younger self alongside me with my last
24. 0:50kindergarten class. And every day when I
25. 0:52would walk into the classroom, I would
26. 0:54try to remind myself that I was five and
27. 0:56six once that I it was my first year in
28. 1:00school, first year in kindergarten once.
29. 1:02Um, and my virtues honestly just come
30. 1:04from remembering that I I have filled
31. 1:07these shoes already and what can I do
32. 1:09now as an adult to help kids who are now
33. 1:12at this age and how can I support them?
34. 1:16How can I walk them through big
35. 1:18emotions? Like what kind of adult did I
36. 1:20need growing up? And then I just want to
37. 1:22be a reflection of that. And then in
38. 1:26Christianity we are called to serve. Uh
39. 1:29teaching is a gift. It is a gift of
40. 1:31service. And Jesus was a great example
41. 1:33of that. Um scripture says in Matthew
42. 1:3719, let the children come to me and do
43. 1:39not hinder them for the kingdom of God
44. 1:41belongs to such as these. And I think
45. 1:43it's important that teachers carry the
46. 1:45same attitude and they can do that by
47. 1:47having virtues of integrity, reflection,
48. 1:50organization and advocacy. Above I have
49. 1:53this quote that says we have the
50. 1:55intuition that we should be
51. 1:56independently motivated to behave
52. 1:58morally. Reputational concern should not
53. 2:01be the main drive. And that is why I
54. 2:03listed integrity as a crucial virtue for
55. 2:06educators. Educators should be models of
56. 2:09honesty and fairness, not because it's
57. 2:11required, but in their hearts, they
58. 2:14should be internally motivated to do
59. 2:16what is right, whether they're being
60. 2:18watched or not. I also think that
61. 2:20teachers should be reflective.
62. 2:23Every group of students is different and
63. 2:24students even change as the years
64. 2:27continue to grow on. So, they should
65. 2:30constantly be reflecting on strategies
66. 2:32that are working and the ones that are
67. 2:34not. Um, reflecting helps prepare to
68. 2:37make changes where change is needed.
69. 2:41And then for organization and advocacy,
70. 2:43not all teachers need to be type A super
71. 2:46organized, but they should have some
72. 2:48sort of system to create the proper
73. 2:50structure and environment that children
74. 2:53need to thrive on. And then for
75. 2:54advocacy, teachers should be ready to
76. 2:56step up and speak up for what is right
77. 2:58and wrong to help support their
78. 3:00students, especially for those who
79. 3:02can't. like they're non-verbal or
80. 3:04they're just younger and don't know that
81. 3:07something is being done wrong.
82. 3:11How my virtues will help aid in the
83. 3:14creation um of my classroom.
84. 3:17Having a serving attitude helps me shift
85. 3:20my approach and place my students and
86. 3:22their needs at the center of each day.
87. 3:25Um, every day when I walk into the
88. 3:27class, I should be thinking how can I
89. 3:30serve them and what do my students need
90. 3:32from me, not what can I get from them.
91. 3:37Um, I've had students who were abused in
92. 3:41all different kinds of ways or even
93. 3:43students who have gained a younger
94. 3:45sibling. So, coming into the day knowing
95. 3:47that my students were going to need my
96. 3:51attention helped me better serve them.
97. 3:54Um, and for creativity, I teach
98. 3:57kindergarteners and honestly being
99. 3:59around them has helped me fit into their
100. 4:02shoes once again and just from a
101. 4:04different perspective. Um, a lot of
102. 4:06times I would be preparing lessons or in
103. 4:08the middle of a lesson and thinking to
104. 4:09myself that
105. 4:12this is boring. So, it's my job to use
106. 4:14creativity to keep them engaged because
107. 4:17at the end of the day, they're just
108. 4:19babies and their attention spans are not
109. 4:22that long. So, I need to use my
110. 4:24creativity to make learning fun and keep
111. 4:26them engaged in school. For compassion,
112. 4:31I just strive to be the adult that I
113. 4:32needed when I was younger, remembering
114. 4:34at the end of the day that they've only
115. 4:36been alive for about 5 years, which is
116. 4:39not that long. Um, they can learn a lot
117. 4:41in 5 years, but not that much. They are
118. 4:45just babies and every day will look
119. 4:47different and no one is perfect. And
120. 4:49adaptability also kind of goes into that
121. 4:51because like I stated before, sometimes
122. 4:54lessons are boring or my kids are just
123. 4:56not getting it and I need to be ready to
124. 4:59jump in and make a change where that is
125. 5:01needed.
126. 5:04Virtue alignment with IMO day. The
127. 5:06virtues of integrity, reflection,
128. 5:09organization, advocacy all play a part
129. 5:11in honoring and valuing the fact that
130. 5:13every child was made in the image of
131. 5:15God.
132. 5:17Educators have the trait of integrity
133. 5:19will help them honor students divine
134. 5:21worth and the way we treat them.
135. 5:25Reflection will help us examine our own
136. 5:27actions and attitudes, ensuring we are
137. 5:29lifting up every single student and not
138. 5:32diminishing or belittling them,
139. 5:35put aside any biases or stereotypes that
140. 5:39we may have. Um, organization supports
141. 5:42structure, not only for the physical
142. 5:44classroom needs, but what students need
143. 5:47to thrive. Um, organization isn't just
144. 5:50having cubbies and all type of things,
145. 5:53but the way a day is structured, it
146. 5:55should flow well and should be
147. 5:58organized.
148. 5:59Advocacy helps us stand up for students
149. 6:02and protect them.
150. 6:05Here I have some scriptures that align
151. 6:07with these virtues. I just want to point
152. 6:09out Psalms 19 and Proverbs 22, uh,
153. 6:13scripture says in Psalms 19:14, "May the
154. 6:16words of my mouth and meditation of my
155. 6:18heart be accepted to you, Lord, my rock
156. 6:21and my redeemer."
157. 6:24This scripture just can fall under
158. 6:27reflection and integrity. Uh, the Holy
159. 6:30Spirit is with us in all that we do and
160. 6:32we should be doing right by God. Not
161. 6:34just because he sees us all the time,
162. 6:36but what we do is a reflection of not
163. 6:39only our character, but his character as
164. 6:41well. And then Proverbs 22:6 that says,
165. 6:44"Start off children the way they should
166. 6:46go. Even when they were old, they will
167. 6:48not depart from it." And I love that the
168. 6:52scripture is not only just for parents,
169. 6:54but for me as a teacher. As a
170. 6:56kindergarten teacher, I may be a child's
171. 6:59first school teacher, and it is my job
172. 7:02to guide them and show my commitment to
173. 7:05their long-term well-being.
174. 7:08uh defining character formation
175. 7:10referencing back to Proverbs 6, Proverbs
176. 7:1322 verse 6. I want my students to learn
177. 7:16good virtues and that and they will
178. 7:19learn this not only from my lessons but
179. 7:21what I am doing to model that creating
180. 7:23the proper environment where my students
181. 7:25can learn virtues of service,
182. 7:27organization, creativity and compassion
183. 7:30on their own through times of helping
184. 7:32each other, class jobs, morning
185. 7:35meetings, clear routines, structure and
186. 7:38other classroom strategies.
187. 7:43Um, and lastly, for their character
188. 7:45development, I learn something new from
189. 7:48my students every single day. Taking
190. 7:52time to reflect on not only their
191. 7:55growth, but mine will help strengthen my
192. 7:58development as a teacher. Um, I am
193. 8:01already so big on journaling, and I love
194. 8:04to just look back and see how far I've
195. 8:07grown. to doing this um in my teaching
196. 8:11will help me learn from not even past
197. 8:13mistakes but just learn from the past
198. 8:15and see how I have grown from maybe my
199. 8:18first year to my second year my first
200. 8:21year to my fifth year.
201. 8:24Um educational trainings will teach me
202. 8:26new strategies and approaches to
203. 8:28teaching. And then lastly, staying
204. 8:30connected in my faith will help me grow
205. 8:32better as a person, becoming more like
206. 8:35Christ every single day, and devotionals
207. 8:37that are dedicated for educators will
208. 8:40help me not only reflect on my career,
209. 8:42but just see it through a spiritual
210. 8:44lens.
211. 8:45So that is all I have for you. Thank you
212. 8:48so much for listening and watching my
213. 8:50video.
214. 8:51Puppy.