My Teaching Journey
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I decided that I wanted to become a teacher when I was in grade one. Early, I know, but it was just something that I have always wanted to do. In my school we had buddy classes where an older grade got paired with a younger grade to work together and learn from each other. Through my primary years I longed to be in an older grade so that I could be a mentor to a little buddy.
During summers I set up a classroom in my room so that I could teach my younger brother and sister. I made them worksheets, wrote report cards and set up mini lessons for them. While my friends were daydreaming about becoming princesses and popstars, all I wanted to do was become a teacher. This drive to become a teacher likely stemmed from having such a kind and caring teacher during grade one.
My teacher looked at each student as an individual and treasured the talents and minds of each child. As a shy student, I was occasionally bypassed by other teachers because of my quiet-nature, but I remember feeling special and important every day that I was in her class. Feeling like that everyday made me dream of someday making other children feel that same way. I want to enter a classroom and make every student feel like their voices and ideas are important to not only me, but their entire community.
As I grew older, I created opportunities for my self to engage and interact with children, making sure teaching was really something that I wanted to do. And it was! With each volunteer experience and each job I became more and more confident of what I wanted to do with my life. I saw that there is no child anywhere that is exactly the same as another and that this inevitable uniqueness is something to be cherished. Every child I meet teaches me something new and I love that! Working with children brings me so much happiness and satisfaction that there is no place I would rather work than one that involves interacting and playing with children.
While my journey toward elementary education may be more direct then others, it is nonetheless my journey and I am proud to have finally been able to enter the teaching community.
A short summary of my previous experiences working with children can be found here.
During summers I set up a classroom in my room so that I could teach my younger brother and sister. I made them worksheets, wrote report cards and set up mini lessons for them. While my friends were daydreaming about becoming princesses and popstars, all I wanted to do was become a teacher. This drive to become a teacher likely stemmed from having such a kind and caring teacher during grade one.
My teacher looked at each student as an individual and treasured the talents and minds of each child. As a shy student, I was occasionally bypassed by other teachers because of my quiet-nature, but I remember feeling special and important every day that I was in her class. Feeling like that everyday made me dream of someday making other children feel that same way. I want to enter a classroom and make every student feel like their voices and ideas are important to not only me, but their entire community.
As I grew older, I created opportunities for my self to engage and interact with children, making sure teaching was really something that I wanted to do. And it was! With each volunteer experience and each job I became more and more confident of what I wanted to do with my life. I saw that there is no child anywhere that is exactly the same as another and that this inevitable uniqueness is something to be cherished. Every child I meet teaches me something new and I love that! Working with children brings me so much happiness and satisfaction that there is no place I would rather work than one that involves interacting and playing with children.
While my journey toward elementary education may be more direct then others, it is nonetheless my journey and I am proud to have finally been able to enter the teaching community.
A short summary of my previous experiences working with children can be found here.