Being an engaged global citizen means knowing, and caring, that everything and everyone is connected. It means understanding that my choices and actions have consequences beyond myself. More than that, it means feeling a responsibility to consider those consequences when making decisions. Growing up as a Unitarian Universalist, I learned to respect the interdependent web which connects us all. When I was fifteen, I traveled to Haiti on a medical mission trip. While preparing for the trip, I learned about the living conditions in Haiti and some basic ways to make improvements. For example, I learned how to purify a bottle of water by leaving it sitting in sunlight for six hours. Because many Haitians do not have access to clean water sources,
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I also know that there is a lot more that I have to learn. I've known that I want to help people for as long as I can remember. Over the past year, I’ve realized that I want to become a teacher. Appalachian State University has a reputation for being ‘the’ teaching school in North Carolina. The broad range of programs offered through The Reich College of Education would mean that, even if my current interest in special education changes, there are many other areas in teaching that I can pursue. I am particularly interested in your Service-Learning Program which focuses on developing teachers who will actively work towards social justice in schools and communities. Teachers who are connected to their communities will inspire their students to become engaged in working for positive change as well. I want to become the kind of teacher who inspires students, encouraging them to connect with their neighborhood and to work toward making the world a better place. Attending Appalachian State will help me merge my desire to become a teacher with my desire to create a more sustainable path for communities in both the United States and in under-developed countries. I appreciate that the University has recognized that it has work to do in
I also know that there is a lot more that I have to learn. I've known that I want to help people for as long as I can remember. Over the past year, I’ve realized that I want to become a teacher. Appalachian State University has a reputation for being ‘the’ teaching school in North Carolina. The broad range of programs offered through The Reich College of Education would mean that, even if my current interest in special education changes, there are many other areas in teaching that I can pursue. I am particularly interested in your Service-Learning Program which focuses on developing teachers who will actively work towards social justice in schools and communities. Teachers who are connected to their communities will inspire their students to become engaged in working for positive change as well. I want to become the kind of teacher who inspires students, encouraging them to connect with their neighborhood and to work toward making the world a better place. Attending Appalachian State will help me merge my desire to become a teacher with my desire to create a more sustainable path for communities in both the United States and in under-developed countries. I appreciate that the University has recognized that it has work to do in