Jackson Robles

Who I am:

I am Jackson Robles and I'm currently a Junior at Old Dominion University. I am a History major with a concentration in teacher preparation. I grew up in Columbus, Georgia and stayed there until I joined the Marine Corps at 19. I served for just under seven years and got out to be closer to my son and to work on a college degree. My son(Luke) is four years old and is excited about turning five in two months! Me and my girlfriend(Megan) also just bought a house together in April. I chose teaching because I have a passion for History, as well as being a coach and mentor to others. Given my experience in life, I feel like I have a lot to share with others.

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What i need to learn:

I will need to learn to how to integrate everyone as a whole and not always focus on one student at a time.
How to relate and assist a students' needs when need be.
How to keep students wanting to learn more and light a spark inside of them.
Learning about history will never stop. History is made daily.
How to make a meaningful impact on every students life who crosses my path and comes to my classroom.
How to deal with students who might be disruptive and disrespectful to other teachers, students and myself.

the teacher i will become:

The teacher I become will always strive to be there for my students. A classroom isn't just a learning room, but it can actually feel like a second home to some students. To some it gives them a relief from their home life and that works perfectly for me. My classroom will be an open space where students can come in confidence and feel like someone is listening. I will strive to help students learn and understand my subject even if that means staying later at working and helping tutor groups. I will also acknowledge that mental health issues can affect anyone and that they can always talk to me. In my classroom, I will strive to help students value their education. If a visitor walked into my classroom, they would see that everyone treats each other with respect and courtesy. They will see that students are engaged and will debate with each other on certain topics. Overall, I just want them to see that I love teaching and helping the next generation of kids.

Things about me:

I love love love love lovvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeee music. I can listen to all types but my favorite is EDM/ dubstep
I have been to South Korea and stepped in North Korea.
I lived in Japan for 2 years.
I have 2 brothers and one sister.
I love to take pictures!
Sunsets are my favorite.

Comments:

1) Hey Jackson! Your About the Author page was very interesting to read!! I find it so cool how you lived in Japan for two years! That is one place on my bucket list I would love to travel to! When reading your Things I need to Learn section, one comment that stood out to me when when you mentioned that learning about history will never stop and history is made daily. I could not agree with you more!! I wish you the best of luck this semester and the rest of the few years you have left at ODU!! - Bria Tyler

2) I really enjoyed reading your page! I think it's really cool how eager you are to share your own interesting experiences with your future students, something that could definitely help them with relating to you more as a teacher. I really appreciated reading about how much care you seem to have for your students and your love for embracing change in History, a subject that can definitely transition with time. Best of luck in your future as an ODU student and as a future teacher! -Grace Minor

3) I loved your about the author page. I agree with your sentiment on needing to learn how to get kids interested in learning, as that is also a goal of mine, and sometihng I will probably struggle with. I also appreciate the amount you try to support your students, especially with distracting them from home life, letting them talk to you about their problems, and make students feel ike someoe is listening, and I want to try to incorporate that into my classroom as well. I appreciate the creativity of your author page! - Kellie Wiltrout

4) Hey Jackson! First, thank you so much for your service! I really enjoyed your about the author page. I agree with you when you say that a classroom could always be a second home for a child. I love that you want to be a support system for students, that is a quality I think all students should have! Also I think it is super sweet that you got out of the Marines to be closer to your son, he is adorable!

5) Hi Jackson! Thank you for your service. It is nice to see that others also have a passion towards history and want to pursue a teaching degree. Your son is absolutely adorable. I think that it is awesome that you know that school is an escape for some students and that you do acknowledge that mental health is a serious issue in students. Good luck throughtout the rest of your endeavors and I know you are going to do amazing things! - Jordan Burt

6) First off, thank you for your service Jackson. Secondly, I enjoyed what you said about school or your classroom being a second home for students. That will definitely be appreciated on their end. They will feel comfortable enough to learn and be themselves. - Lauryn P.

7) Hello Jackson! I love the colors of your page and I also love how you mentioned that you need to learn about how to handle children who are disruptive in class. That is a big thing in teaching and it's awesome to see that be something you want to learn more about and work on. I also noticed how you said you loved EDM because I do as well! I'm planning on going to EDC Las Vegas one of these years! I would also love to hear about how you were able to step foot into North Korea, that is very interesting. - Hallie Cordrey

8) Hey Jackson, I love your page. I agree with your views on how school is student's second home. I think it's also really cool that you lived in Japan. -Geneia Sweeting

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