Presentation: Examining your discipline In this assignment you will develop an analysis of a learning areas of the curriculum from the perspective of: The knowledge represented by curriculum and...

Biology examined as my discipline of choice
Reflection
I took science after much thought as a choice and passion in my later years of education. Earlier on, life in school was another story. In the beginning, it was all about playing around and having fun and choosing a career when the time came. However, I believe everyone has one of those “AHA” moments when they realize that there is something they want to pursue no matter what. I was always interested in science, and so my initial inclination was to take biology and become some sort of doctor someday. At that time science was considered a kind of difficult discipline to follow. The idea of going into the medical field was both thrilling and scary. There were of course those kinds of reservations where I thought, it would be scary to cut through people and drill their teeth. I didn’t think about teaching as a possible career at that time.
In middle years of schooling, I often imagined myself growing into a doctor, wearing that revered white coat and striding into my clinic with saluting nurses. That conviction grew with time until I was sure that there was no other pursuit necessary for me. That was until I met my mentor, that one teacher who shifted my thoughts and outlook towards teaching as a respected discipline. Even though she was a language teacher, she had such a passion for teaching that I came to realize that imparting knowledge to others was a kind of art that not everyone had. She made learning fun and the level to which she could predict our behaviour and understanding of her lectures was amazing. She read our minds like computer screens. It amazed me and stupefied me that someone could actually know so much about others simply through observation. I realized that all of that was possible because of her love for teaching and interest in our understanding. Not all teachers did that, in fact only a few did.
The Real World Connections
I got my degree in biology from a reputed university and have been working in the teaching field for some time now. My job involves lots of things from lecturing, preparing lessons and taking care of my students. If you ask me whether I did what I wanted, I can say yes. That’s because I did take science which I was interested in. Only I removed the scary part from the field. It’s true I didn’t get to be a doctor with a white coat, but I have gained the love and respect of so many students that I believe imparting knowledge and building future doctors through teaching is a greater achievement.
Communication is key to our work. Our job is basically reliant on open communication mainly verbal, with both students and teachers. Listening skills play an important part in teaching. Students need to be heard and they feel immediately better simply after having talked out their problems. Our job entails helping students find solutions for themselves instead of creating ones for them. Most of the time, student problems are self-created and consequently solutions lie within themselves too.
Earlier the scope of biology was very limited. Taking biology was like entering the healthcare field. However, today trends have changed. Biologists take up many fields. There are those who work in the medical science, animal biology, education, plant life and research fields. Interpersonal relationships exist between students, teachers and parents. Our job entails getting people into our confidence and making them feel comfortable. So relationships are pivotal for our work.
Students have had problems ever since schooling began. It has happened in the past, it does now and it will probably continue to do so in the future. The thing is, modern methods of connected teaching have enabled the resolution of many such problems. Due to the change in times and increasing competencies, there has been an increase in pressure among students. Teachers can play an important role in helping the students cope with...