The Juice of Teaching

 The Juice of Teaching

In my studies to become an educator, I've come into contact with many people with similar career goals. We always as each other the same questions, what grade would you like to teach, and what subject? The answers vary but don't particularly matter except for the third less-asked question, "why?" Even the first post of this blog is concerned with this question; however, I haven't really had a good answer that made me excited until recently.
I was working on an assignment for my Teaching Geography class and where I had to explain the section with a "further explanation about the content related to the question. Explain the content in detail to help students fully make sense of the question and the answer." The assignment was not very complex, but I struggled with the prompt of how to explain weather patterns and why storms move in certain ways. Then I thought of making a diagram to explain the idea of why weather patterns move toward low-pressure areas. I thought to use the model of an aircraft wing and specifically how the shape of the wing created negative air pressure, therefore, lift. 
I was able to change just a few terms on the diagram, and suddenly the concept made so much sense! I was elated that I would be able to think of a creative and interactive way of teaching an idea, and I realized that's the juice. That is part of teaching that I find rewarding, and that experience makes me look forward to being an educator.

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