According to Illinois State University’s English Education website, as a future English Education student, I will study the “English form, evaluate and master the language. [I will] critique and create art forms such as poetry, drama, and the novel.” Those areas of study interest me and are currently my favorite genres to study in high school. I look forward to studying these genres at Illinois State University, where many of the teachers in my family attended college. During my preparation to become a teacher, I will learn about how to “prepare lesson plans, grade tests, talk with parents and attend school meetings” (National Education Association). These skills are daily tasks that teachers must do to meet the needs of their students, and having this knowledge will prepare me for my future …show more content…
I have seen many people in my family spend hours of their lives preparing lessons, studying, grading, and working to make their classrooms better places for students to be. As Mrs. Boytor noted in my interview, “teaching is one of the most exhausting yet rewarding careers” a person could pursue. Hard work is not something that scares me. What is exciting is that with each new year, “new people… [and] new perspectives” will come into my life (Wolpert-Gawron). I look forward to many challenges, successes, and even failures that will teach me to look at life in a fresh and energized