ABOUT ME
Lorein Simmons
OR WRITE TO ME:
My name is Lorein Simmons, I am an ex-alumni of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, Campus. Within this marvelous University I studied Education in English as a Second Language for elementary and secondary levels, and Office Management at the College of Business Administration. I aspire to educate and motivate the roots of my country, to be the difference and cultivate the difference in others, and overall, I aspire to be a teacher: architect of the future, molder of minds and caregiver.
I have teaching experience within the grades 1st-9th in a variety of settings. In addition, I have been involved in activities that create and incorporate community service projects into educational environments. Within organizations such as 5-11 Public Relations, Peer Student Counseling Program (Estudiantes Orientadores UPR-RP), Student Councils, PRTESOL, FCCLA and NSCS UPR-RP Chapter, I have been able to create proposals in which students are immersed in community service and create activities that enrich communities and help their development.
I base my curricular map on creating leaders, teaching for life encounters, integrating culture and community reality, and developing entrepreneurs. There is more than language learning in my classroom. In it there is art, history, technology, entrepreneurship, culture appreciation, and analysis of what surrounds us. All of which build a great individual.
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Why teach?
Education creates leaders, independent thinkers, researchers, professionals, and best of all, the future. Its purpose is to develop and create the pillars of tomorrow through the power of knowledge and teaching. Education spreads knowledge of diverse subjects; within them we encounter English as a Second Language (ESL). ESL opens a window to language acquisition around the world. English is the third most spoken language in the world and is a universal language. ESL educators are able to cause an impact throughout the globe by teaching a new way of communication and uniting cultures through two universal devices: language and education.
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ESL programs are created for those whose native language is not English. The programs are created upon subject integration, culture implementation, acceptance of diversity, Total Physical Response or TPR (an approach to teaching language based on the idea that if you have to do something physical in response to language, then learning is more meaningful, and you learn faster), activities and creative involvement to help the students better interact with the language. Thus, the learning process will be much more fructiferous and the teaching process much more enjoyable. Of course, there are many factors that affect the learning process, such as, the social environment, family situations, mental health, special needs and other elements. Learning a second language improves brain function and ignites creativity. When we learn a new language we start to see connections we didn’t see before because every language approaches the world in a slightly different way. As a result, we have the opportunity to understand the world from the perspective of another culture and gain a greater appreciation of human society in all its diversity.
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