A Career As A Resource Teacher Or Special Education

What do you want to be when you grow up? This question has been asked to everyone, numerous times. When we were little and excited to grow up, and when we are older. Although, when we grew older, the question changed from what do you want to be when you grow up to, what are you going to major in. At the age of five I would 've exclaimed, "a teacher", to my mother as she set up my new easel. As the pre teen age set in, I would start to call my aspire of a teacher to a Resource Teacher or Special Education Teacher, just like my Aunt Regina and Aunt Michelle. Now facing the decision of colleges and my career path, my only answer would be an Elementary or Secondary Teacher. Finally finding my set career after years of imagination, I am filled with …show more content…
Elementary schooling provided me with a very important job serving my fellow classmates as their recess monitor. Every recess as a conflict manager, I was protecting by stopping crime and hatred, as many approached me with conflicts. My term of duty continued onto my intermediate level monitor. Although, this was not as cool as it seemed back in the day, I can still remember how important I felt helping others overcome obstacles they could not by themselves. Recess monitoring in my elementary years triggered my interest in public education and serving. Many years passed and so did my recess playdates; now my free time was spent in study halls. Study halls now monitored by teachers there was no need for my help, so naturally I found elsewhere to continue my love for expanding knowledge for others. This lead to weekly tutoring in the pre-k level also the fourth and sixth grade math classes. Advancing from pre-k to fourth grade was quite a jump. Starting the kiddos off with basic number flash cards to numberring fractions was even a struggle for me! Just as I had got the hang of creating methods for the pre-kindergartners, I had to brainstorm new ideas for easy fraction tips. Connecting with all ages of my tutoring kids was the easiest part of this adventure. Walking into the classroom as a young teen sparked the kids interest rather than and older adult teacher. As part of the younger generation with the children in the room, comprehensive strategies were no problem between myself and the students. Legos and Barbies were our building block for counting, which lead kids to enjoy the learning and to take a break from their normal classroom procedure with their main teacher. Once the semester came to an end, so did my last months of tutoring. The smiles on