IYT2 Task 2.docx IYT2 TASK 2: STUDENT NEEDS ANALYSIS A. A.Potential Challenges My

IYT2 Task 2.docx    IYT2 TASK 2:  STUDENT NEEDS ANALYSIS  A.  A.Potential Challenges  My instructional setting, at Douglas MacArthur High School, where I teach grade 10 English for both general and honors learners, is riddled with students from mostly low-income, single parent households. On most days, it is a struggle for me to expect my students to come to my second year English class, prepared, with the proper books, pencils, and paper. There are many challenges that teachers can face within their instructional settings. Teachers must learn to navigate through these challenges in order to have successful students. One common challenge that can greatly affect a students ability to learn can be the students motivation, or lack thereof, to learn. Within my own instructional setting, the social and behavioral challenges/needs of students are what affects their motivation the most. According to promoteprevent.org, children and youth face a number of risks to their social, behavioral, and emotional health - poverty being one of them. The low socioeconomic region that I teach in has the ability to “place a burden on a young persons healthy development” (National Center Brief).   B.Personal Philosophy of Curriculum & B1. Instructional Setting  Social behavior is a key element in the success of a students motivation for learning and can be affected by several factors. These include but are not limited to socio-economic status, lack of parental involvement, personal interest of the student, self