Autobiography / teaching philosophy I grew up in a little village about an hour and half North-East of Frankfurt, Germany. Overall I spend a total of 24 years in Germany, attending grades 1 to 13 in the local school system, while graduating high school in 2001. Shortly after, I had to follow the mandatory civil service that was in place at the time; meaning either military service or civil service for a total of 10 months. Even though I decided to attend military service, I later switched towards civil service and completed my mandatory 10 months at a local hospital. In 2005 I started an internship at a travel agency that concluded with a degree as a travel agent. After my successful internship I decided to become an Au-Pair in 2006 in the United States. After returning to Europe late 2007, I applied for US citizenship (naturalized through my American father) and returned to the US shortly after. Around 2009 I decided to go back to school and
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Becoming a physical educator seemed to be the natural route for me. My goal as a teacher is to educate the children how important it is to be physically active and being healthy. In order to achieve this goal, I want to create a joyful environment that allows a wide range of activities for the students to choose from, so that every student gets an opportunity to find their lifelong sport activity. Furthermore, I want to include the student more into the process of teaching and curriculum choices. Many students seem to be disengaged in Physical Education, because there are not challenged or not included enough. My overall goal is to have all my students engaged in activities of different kinds by allowing them to express themselves within their capabilities without feeling judged. However, my primary goal is to make physical activity fun, because if people or students enjoy something, they will be more engaged over a longer period of
Becoming a physical educator seemed to be the natural route for me. My goal as a teacher is to educate the children how important it is to be physically active and being healthy. In order to achieve this goal, I want to create a joyful environment that allows a wide range of activities for the students to choose from, so that every student gets an opportunity to find their lifelong sport activity. Furthermore, I want to include the student more into the process of teaching and curriculum choices. Many students seem to be disengaged in Physical Education, because there are not challenged or not included enough. My overall goal is to have all my students engaged in activities of different kinds by allowing them to express themselves within their capabilities without feeling judged. However, my primary goal is to make physical activity fun, because if people or students enjoy something, they will be more engaged over a longer period of