My Goals For Elementary Education

Everyone constantly tells me that I always have a smile on my face, and that I am so wonderful with kids. I think I am like that because I care so much about them, and they are just so great to interact with. I can always count on kids to put me in a better mood or get my mind off things because they always have something to talk about and always have so much energy. For that reason, I adore being around kids and want the best for them. I have had wonderful teachers, and I have also had terrible teachers in my time. I want to be that teacher that will go above and beyond by making sure every student is learning and enjoying it. When I was growing up and knew for sure that I wanted to be a teacher, it never had crossed my mind to be a junior …show more content…
I am still at the same job that I started with when I began college, which is at the YWCA. It is an afterschool program that children go to until their parents or guardians come pick them up. I could not have found a better job because I work with students who are between kindergarten and sixth grade. It gives me a good experience and an overview of what each grade is like, and that will help me decide and lean towards what grade I specifically want to teach. Besides that, I was put in a first-grade classroom this fall for my Level 2 Field Experience. It made me look at teaching a whole lot differently, which is a good thing. I now realize how stressful and hard the job can be, but it is for a good reason. It made me get a better feel of what it is like to teach and how everything may not go as planned because sometimes technology fails. After my experience, I know that I am headed in the right direction. I want to be an elementary teacher because I want to be the one that puts that smile on the child’s face when they get something right or understands it. Not only will they be getting rewarded, but I will be getting rewarded as well because I will feel very