Why did I choose to become a teacher? That is a question that I kept reflecting on since this year. When I was in sixth grade, my teacher told me that I would make a great teacher someday. It all happened when I was standing in front of the class showing my own classmates how to do a math problem on the white board. When my teacher made that statement it took me by surprise because I never really did think of it. Of course I was young to think about what I wanted to do but many people had dreams of becoming a nurse someday and they are now pursuing that career path. Years passed and soon my senior year of high school came and that is when I really had to start thinking about a career path. Senior year was tough for me partly because many
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When going through orientation, I have to admit it was scary because they mentioned situations that might occur and what you could do and I didn’t think that I would be able to handle them. I guess it does take experience to deal with difficult situations. I learned through experience on how to deal with temper tantrums or stubbornness. I found out what worked and what didn’t work. By going through this experience, I realized that I am capable of handing any student. The third reason would be that I know that I made a difference in a child’s life throughout the camp. I want to do the same for my students when I become a teacher. I want to be a role model and not only a teacher, but also someone they can come to talk to when they are having a tough day. I want them to know that I will be there for them if they think that they have no one else. The last reason that I knew I wanted to pursue the education path is because I will be able to help them shape the future. They do not realize that they are the future and as a teacher I will help them become the excited learner that every child desires to be. At Camp Grassick, I found ways that makes a child excited to do a craft or play a learning game. I can apply these ways when I become a
When going through orientation, I have to admit it was scary because they mentioned situations that might occur and what you could do and I didn’t think that I would be able to handle them. I guess it does take experience to deal with difficult situations. I learned through experience on how to deal with temper tantrums or stubbornness. I found out what worked and what didn’t work. By going through this experience, I realized that I am capable of handing any student. The third reason would be that I know that I made a difference in a child’s life throughout the camp. I want to do the same for my students when I become a teacher. I want to be a role model and not only a teacher, but also someone they can come to talk to when they are having a tough day. I want them to know that I will be there for them if they think that they have no one else. The last reason that I knew I wanted to pursue the education path is because I will be able to help them shape the future. They do not realize that they are the future and as a teacher I will help them become the excited learner that every child desires to be. At Camp Grassick, I found ways that makes a child excited to do a craft or play a learning game. I can apply these ways when I become a