Elementary Education Writing Plan

Profile

A typical person who is looking towards majoring in the field of Elementary Education is one that doesn’t concern him or herself with money and has a knack with children.  They enjoy learning and believe they can change how children view learning and can help them to reach their potential.  Many classes are taken by these individuals to prepare them for this profession.  An advanced writing course is needed that is known as Expository Writing for Elementary Education.  There are classes that focus on assessment and many courses are taken to learn how to best communicate with students in the classroom – this is known as practicum.  In the beginning of this program a class is taken to teach the different philosophies of education throughout history and to help those studying Elementary Education form one’s own philosophy of education.  Many opportunities exist that enable these students to prepare to have one’s own classroom, such as tutoring and volunteer work in the schools.  The last year and a half to two years of the program are dedicated to helping these students practice the forms of communication needed in this field as the students go from studying to applying these principles in their own teaching during practicum and student teaching or interning.  Once this is completed these students will graduate and move on to their new profession.

Context

To provide meaningful context for these students I need to focus on what truly matters to them.  They are teaching to help children so they need to know the different forms of communication that must be mastered in order to really have an impact on these children’s lives. 

Rhetoric

I will discuss the different types of communication that are needed when teaching Elementary School children.  These would be as follows teacher to student, teacher to parent, teacher to administration or other political leaders and finally electronic communication.  Each type of communication will be discussed so as to benefit those interested in the field and provide insight into how communication can be done more effectively through basic knowledge in rhetoric.

History

I will discuss how education has developed and let each reader decide whether or not one should apply ancient practices in one’s classroom or if the progress made in education has been beneficial and sufficient.

Development Plan

I think I will need to rewrite some of my blog posts with this new audience in mind.  I have discussed the different types of communication but I will need to explain in simpler terms the rhetoric needed.  

To start I will make a basic layout of my essay and then either expand or shorten it to fit the requirements of length.  Focus will be made on making these topics of interest to the audience and understandable as well.  I will focus on situations where rhetoric is needed and why this is so important to execute well so as to help each individual child in the classroom.  I don't think much more research will be needed but will just need to be synthesized and organized.