As a beginning education major I definitely have some concerns. As a teacher I am not extremely confident that I will be able to explain material in multiple ways so different students can understand it. I am not sure I have enough knowledge of the material to know how to instruct students "frontwards, backwards, and sideways" in my teaching. I also want to present material in my lesson to appeal to students of all abilities. As a student I remember being bored in some classes when the teacher went to slow and lost in other classes when the teacher covered the material too quickly. I also am concerned that in a classroom I will not have adequate classroom control. I do not feel confident that high school students will respect me because I am not much older than they are. I am also concerned that if I notice that a particular lesson has fallen "flat" I do not know if I can change lessons half way through teaching. These are the concerns I have as an education major about my future teaching career.
In the Joy of Teaching concerns a beginning teacher usually has been lumped into four major categories: Unconcerned, which is no concern about teaching, Self, which is deals with doubting your skills, knowledge, and control of either the subject or the class, Task, deals with managing time for class, preparations, and other aspects of life, and Impact, concerns generating ideas for improving teaching and student learning. The two categories that I was not concerned with are unconcerned and task worries. My concerns were about Self, such as controlling the class or knowing enough information. My concerns were also about Impact, like having ideas that would increase student learning and my effectiveness as a teacher.
The stage of concern for Self for me is personal. The stage of concern for Impact for me is consequence.
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