Introducing me - Shannon Joubert

 

My name is Shannon Joubert. I live in Klerksdorp, North-West. I want to be a Foundation Phase teacher because it will provide me the opportunity to teach both life lessons and fundamental topics. I want to be a teacher because I want to make a meaningful impact in the lives of children. I take the responsibility of guiding children and teenagers toward becoming compassionate, considerate, and helpful adults very seriously. I've always been appreciative to my teachers and the school system for molding me into the person I am today. I only hope that I can have the same good influence on my students' minds and hearts. I'm passionate about teaching and assisting students in their growth. I am now an online teacher, and I am excited to begin teaching once I get my degree. I spent a year in China teaching students, and it was then that I realized that teaching is my passion and what I want to pursue. The following quote serves as a constant reminder of why I have a passion for teaching: “Show your passion for what you love to do. The more excited you are, the more excited your students will be.”

LSKM has piqued my interest at the start of this semester. This module focuses on the importance of music and music activities in the foundation phase, with a focus on both musical and non-musical purposes. I'm looking forward to learning more about the specific knowledge and skills needed to use music to achieve non-musical goals in the foundation phase, while also allowing students to participate in fun, meaningful, authentic learning activities that will help them develop their creative and critical thinking skills. Musical instruction aids in the development of language and cognitive skills. Early musical instruction helps students develop the regions of the brain that deal with language and logic. Music helps develop the left side of the brain, and songs can assist imprint knowledge on young minds. My outcomes for this module are to obtain learning experiences related to how music should be taught in the foundation phase, as well as to allow me to explore my own teaching approaches.