Letters from two different future students

                                    
                                                         Letter 1

Dear Mrs Kanwar

 My self-A, I was your student in 2009.I am writing this letter to express my gratitude to you for your love, care, and motivation. Do you remember, ones you appreciate me in front of the class. I will never forget your words, “ you did a great hard work, and I believe you can do it, keep it up”. I was a dull student in your class, but these words motivate me to work harder and harder to get good grades in math. I like the way in which you involve the whole class in the group work knowing the strength and weakness of each individual. Moreover, whenever we were tired of solving the math problem then your brain break activities again energizes us. As I was an ESL learner in your class and always hesitated to talk in English, but you always encouraged me to talk in English and listened my ideas with patience and interest. I appreciate your understanding and guidance. With your inspiration, I am doing bachelors of education in math to become a teacher like you. I know you will be proud of me. At the end, I am again thanking you for making my future.

Sincere Regards

   A 

  

                                        Reflection of the letter 1

  This letter encouraged me to use various strategies and methods while delivering math lesson according to the strengths and weaknesses of the students. In addition, I found that connection with the students and giving them support has the huge impact on their development. If the students know that someone is there to help them then they are more enthusiastic and go beyond their abilities. Therefore, I should always try to minimize the gap between my students and me to stimulate learning environment.

                                                        Letter 2

Dear Ms Kanwar,

 My name is B. I was your student in 2009. Like other students, I also appreciate your hard work and the various activities you used in our class to promote learning. The only thing, which I could not understand, is your cursive writing. Sometime it is very hard for me to distinguish between “i”  “r” and “e”. Moreover, when you wrote something on the blackboard, they were not even in the straight line. I am sorry that I did not tell you about that before. Do you remember, once you called me to the blackboard and I solved the math problem, my writing was also not legible and straight. However, you appreciated me at the end regardless of my writing.  That is why I am telling you now because I do not want that somebody else would say the same to you. Thank you again for all your support. 

Kind Regards

   B

                                  Reflection of second letter

  

The above letter clearly suggests me to work on my writing skills on the blackboard. No doubt, writing of a teacher is the most important mode of communication with the students. Therefore, I should encourage students to find out my mistakes and shortcoming, as we all know that “mistakes are the proof that we are learning”. Therefore, at the end of my class I should ask my class, if they have any suggestions they can put that in the suggestion box by putting anonymous name, if they do not want to disclose their names.