About Me
A Little Bit About Me
My Name is Jzaquon Drummond, i was born and raised in Greenville Sc. I studied Middle level Education at Claflin University and graduated May 2023. I am part of the Call Me Mister program and i have mentored and tutor children from a various age group. i enjoy spending quality time with my wife and dog and also Math. i have enjoyed and loved math since from a early age and it has always been my dream to become a educator.
My Philosophy about Education
A quote from John Maxwell sticks with me anytime I think about education and teaching: "Children don't care about how much you know until they know how much you care." This quote is the formula when you discuss the importance of teaching or how to get children to learn. As a child, especially as a young minority, I was lazy and did not care much about school. One, I rarely saw teachers who looked like me, and two, I wasn't seen by the teacher. In high school, I was sluggish and did not apply myself in school. A white English teacher in my junior year stayed with me. She moved me to the front and always asked me to read and answer questions. Just because I was lazy didn't mean I wasn't brilliant; I still made good grades, but not to the best of my abilities; it was just enough to get by. She pushed me to do my best and would always talk to me and ask if I was okay. I went through a lot then, but I could always count on her to talk. For my senior year, I knew I wanted to become an engineer and wanted to go to college. I also chose easy classes so my senior year could fly by with a breeze. She changed my courses to more challenging ones and signed me up for Teacher Cadet. She believed I could make a difference in the world, and I would do that best in a classroom, but I also needed a challenge, and from there, it's history because today, I'm in my purpose and passion. You can't expect to teach someone when you don't have a relationship with them. Most will listen to their parents. After all, they have a relationship with them because they are their parents and have known them their whole life, or even a friend for advice because they have a relationship with them. We as teachers already finished school and earned our degrees, and we often throw that in our student's faces when they are not engaged in their education, but they genuinely don't care about that because it's not about us. Our fundamental mission is to help them cross that finish line to be like us. I believe in positive teacher-student relationships. Your classroom will be filled with diverse cultures and students from different backgrounds and upbringings. I always go back to the saying about students not showing up with their homework or pencils. You may be mad that this student didn't receive suitable materials. However, while we are blasting them out, thinking why they haven't come to school prepared, they are wondering when their lights will cut back on if they will see a meal today, or if they don't have the time or money for the materials. If relationships were built and you come to understand that student and their situations, accommodation can be met to benefit both parties. When students understand you as the teacher understand them and care enough about wanting better from them and being there for them, the trust and bond will be there and they will trust you and open more up to you about their learning and be willing to give more effort and work with you more. I have seen this firsthand with students I mentor. Initially, they were closed off and didn't pay attention to anything I was saying, but when I first took the time to get to know them and sit down with them to understand them. He noticed that in some things, we were alike, and they could open up to me and let me in to help them, and they trusted me to guide them. This is why I believe the first week should be dedicated to building the relationships and expectations between you and the students before starting academic instruction. 9/10, the school year will go more smoothly, not only for you but for them also.