The occupation of becoming an educator is not one that should be taken lightly, shaping the minds of young students is something that is key for the future of American success. That being said, obtaining the necessary degree in order to be able to teach is not as easy as some might think. The discourse community of educators is one that is very diverse and plentiful, and once one has taken the necessary steps to become an educator it is an extremely rewarding profession.
The Discourse Community of education majors is huge and full of many smaller Discourse Communities which make up the most broad one. Even though there are many smaller discourse communities one goal that is common throughout all of the communities would be to educate the children …show more content…
Currently I am going through education school to become a first grade teacher, and there are many courses already under my belt and many more to go. Typically it would take the full four years to receive a degree in EC-Six elementary education, but I will be completing it in three because I will be taking summer classes. One thing many students end up doing is taking summer courses in order to graduate earlier than they originally would. Along with having to take many courses there are also a mandatory amount of observation hours that each student must acquire and the grade level changes per semester, so this semester I am observing toddlers ages two to three, but next semester I will be observing children ages four to five. Students in the EC through six program will have the opportunity to observe in the classroom and interact with children up to the sixth grade, this is done to allow for the people in the program to receive a clear view as to whether-or-not they actually want to become an educator. But I was not always so excited about becoming a …show more content…
When I was a child I always thought that I would be a Marine Biologist, the idea of being out on the water observing the oceans currents; diving into the great unknown hoping to find new sea creatures; living near the ocean; all of these were things I wanted and thought I could do. I was accepted to A&M Galveston and I was prepared to become a marine biologist until I realized that I was going to have to take way too many science courses and so I dropped marine biology and began searching for other possible majors. I had always been good with children and my family had always pushed me to consider becoming a teacher because of it, so I set up a tour with my mom to come to Stephen F. Austin and ended up falling in love with the campus so I became an education major. I settled on first grade because my first grade teacher was not only my favorite teacher, but she also helped me through my parents getting a divorce. I feel like if she was able to make such a huge and positive impact on me then I will be able to leave a positive impact on a child somewhere that might need it. I also enjoy spending time with younger children versus older children, they are fun and enjoy dancing around and singing, playing with games and acting like young kids and I feel like I would be good at that. But
The Discourse Community of education majors is huge and full of many smaller Discourse Communities which make up the most broad one. Even though there are many smaller discourse communities one goal that is common throughout all of the communities would be to educate the children …show more content…
Currently I am going through education school to become a first grade teacher, and there are many courses already under my belt and many more to go. Typically it would take the full four years to receive a degree in EC-Six elementary education, but I will be completing it in three because I will be taking summer classes. One thing many students end up doing is taking summer courses in order to graduate earlier than they originally would. Along with having to take many courses there are also a mandatory amount of observation hours that each student must acquire and the grade level changes per semester, so this semester I am observing toddlers ages two to three, but next semester I will be observing children ages four to five. Students in the EC through six program will have the opportunity to observe in the classroom and interact with children up to the sixth grade, this is done to allow for the people in the program to receive a clear view as to whether-or-not they actually want to become an educator. But I was not always so excited about becoming a …show more content…
When I was a child I always thought that I would be a Marine Biologist, the idea of being out on the water observing the oceans currents; diving into the great unknown hoping to find new sea creatures; living near the ocean; all of these were things I wanted and thought I could do. I was accepted to A&M Galveston and I was prepared to become a marine biologist until I realized that I was going to have to take way too many science courses and so I dropped marine biology and began searching for other possible majors. I had always been good with children and my family had always pushed me to consider becoming a teacher because of it, so I set up a tour with my mom to come to Stephen F. Austin and ended up falling in love with the campus so I became an education major. I settled on first grade because my first grade teacher was not only my favorite teacher, but she also helped me through my parents getting a divorce. I feel like if she was able to make such a huge and positive impact on me then I will be able to leave a positive impact on a child somewhere that might need it. I also enjoy spending time with younger children versus older children, they are fun and enjoy dancing around and singing, playing with games and acting like young kids and I feel like I would be good at that. But