Essay on My Dream to Become a Teacher

observing a special education classroom I am not only observing the class, but I am observing a glimpse into my future as a teacher. I was privileged enough to observe a multi-needs intermediate classroom with students who range from eight to ten year olds at Hope D. Wall School who have moderate to server learning disorders and physical handicaps. The purpose of the multi-need classroom is for the teacher to assess which path the student will take after the year is over. For an example some…

paraprofessional and a special education teacher, I have just reaffirmed my plan to become a special education teacher. The internship has helped me realize that the job as a special education teacher isn't always all fun and games but it is extremely rewarding. I watch as my mentors go about their day with a sense of love for their job, which is what I feel just getting to hangout with the students at the middle school. I feel so incredibly prepared for my future, I sometimes thing I don't even…

I have lived in Athens, Georgia my entire twenty-six years of life. I went to the same high school in Athens that my mother and father both attended and my parents know just about everyone in Athens in some way or another. Even though Athens is a college town, there are people that have lived here for generations and never ventured out. My mom’s side of the family is from rural Oconee County and full of farmers. My dad’s side of the family is from Jackson County and full of factory workers and…

My Educational Awakening Back in 8th and 9th grade, I started struggling with school, not for reasons such as that I was not understanding subjects, it was more that I started giving up because I seeking free time once school was over, now I led a busy life up til this point, always hanging out with friends, sports, church activities, and so on. Anyway, once I came to the realization that education was starting to become more prevalent in my daily life I would have to drop some of the…

My interviewee was Amanda Martinez, or Mrs.Martinez, a kindergarten teacher at SFA STEM Academy, close by my local city. She has been teaching for eight years now and absolutely loves it. Being a teacher has been one of her childhood dreams. She is one of my sister’s best friends since high school. Success to me means to accomplish something that you’ve always dreamed, achieving your goals, and just being generally happy with everything you’ve done.Amanda is considered successful in many ways.…

unfortunate situations. The movie, "Dead Poet Society", directed by Peter Weir, demonstrates influence of the role models as a theme. The film demonstrates the influences John Keating has on the lives of his students in English class. He is an English teacher with a passion for poetry. He tells them to rip pages out of the books to be able to think for themselves. He also encourages them to find their true selves and to live life to the fullest while they are still young. For instance, Neil…

upcoming teachers, would those groups max out the attributes of teachers being enthusiastic towards learning and students or teachers that are content knowing fanatics? During my teacher interview, Mrs. Sell (yes, my lovely mother) questioned the methods of first year teachers. She is concerned that brand new teachers are only concerned about being content knowing robots. My mother is a type of teacher who will respect all students while expecting and requiring all to strive for gold. Ever since…

My Journey to IUPUI My road to Indianapolis University- Purdue University was not an easy one emotionally. Over the course of the last year my journey to becoming a college student was definitely not what I expected it was going to be nor how hard mentally it would become. I thought that I was going to get into my dream school, IU Bloomington, without any problem given my grades and extracurricular involvement. But, my SAT was an average score and that wasn’t good enough. On March 10, 2017, my…

My Purpose I was born in Puerto Rico and came to the United States at the age of eleven years old. Seeing my mother struggled by herself to take care of my brother and sisters, has helped me become the person that I am today. My mother never finished High School, but she always encouraged us to go to school and do our best. She taught us the importance in showing respect to the grown-ups, especially to our teachers. She always thought very highly of our teachers and would never allow any…

50% of teachers leave after their first year of teaching. Take a moment to reflect on this fact. Years upon years of training, late nights of studying, thousands of dollars of loans, all for nothing. Is this my future? This isn’t a waste of my time, is it? I find these statistics to be haunting, as I plan to enter the field of special education. I think about how this statistic will affect my future. The long, tedious days where I can never get a break. My overfilled classroom swarming my mind…