Accelerated Master's Program

I seek to make a change in this world that ripples beyond my immediate circle. Often individuals, particularly students, are told that this world is a cruel place and they must learn to withstand it. My hope as a future educator is to teach students that the world is not a place to be withstood; that is not their purpose: they are here to make the world a little less cruel. Perhaps I could do this within my personal relationships but, as a Christian, I am called to go out into the world and share the gospel. The gospel is overflowing with sacrificial love and I hope my career mirrors the love I have received from Christ. While applying to a regular Master’s program is a typical route, Christ has called me to live an atypical life – to be an outcast, to sacrifice my …show more content…
The Accelerated Master’s Program is the most conducive for doing such. My goals, Christ’s goals, extend beyond simply teaching. The systematic inequalities of education weigh heavily on my heart and it is my calling that I enter the education system to work against sinful inequalities. This is not an easy calling and will require dedication and perseverance – qualities which I possess but wish to have fostered, particularly in a Christian atmosphere. I have only attended Wheaton for a full semester, but in that short time I have experienced a radical outpouring of love that I know does not come from the world. I want to take this same love and run out into the world with it, touching students’ lives, reminding them there is more to the world than withstanding it. I am simply Christ’s vessel, and I believe Wheaton’s Accelerated Master’s Program will not only fill me up, but cause me to overflow with a love and passion for the next generation. It is not enough to simply have the mindset which wishes to change education and impact students; one must have the heart, full of empathy and love, to make the changes