As we all know or are discorvering, the fires have closed the campus for the week. Our primary concern is for our individual class members. I haven't heard from anyone who has been displaced, but I haven't heard from everyone. I hope that we can all support every class member as she/he works through whatever level of stress this fire requires. Please offer any level of support you can.
This week: well, we won't be completing any in-class assignments, I expect that you can work on two thing: your journal and your TaskStream narratives. I have graded all of your journals. . .well done! Feel free to choose your future journal articles and get them completed in the next week (hopefull thinking); also, you can use the samples I provided and complete as many of your TaskStream narratives as possible, which will make your future ed422 life easier. . .not a traditional tack, but something that we can easily do with some effort. Email me if you have any questions.
I'll post some additional lesson ideas later in the week!
This week's Question: Why do you want to be a teacher? Who or what inspired you?
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Why do I want to become a teacher? Without sounding like I want to save the world, I would like to have a positive impact on the life of a child. I am not currently teaching, but while I was teaching over two years ago
I feel that I met that goal with some of my students. I want to achieve that feeling again and continue to achieve it over and over each year.
I have always really enjoyed working with kids, bur never really thought of doing it as a job or profession until about 15 years ago. I started working at an alternative school and working with students with legal and other problems. I found that it was very fun and i enjoyed the creative side of working with young people. Working with young people keeps you on your toes and mentally young. The lasting relationships and the change you see in kids as they mature is very rewarding.
I have always wanted to be a teacher ever since I was very small. My sisters and I would always play school and I would always be the teacher. I am very passionate about it and I love the way it feels when I am watching students grow and learn. I thought I always wanted to teach elementary school. But I learned real quick that it was not for me. I had a biology teacher in my last semester of college who inspired me to teach single subject, science.
I have always wanted to be a teacher ever since I was very small. My sisters and I would always play school and I would always be the teacher. I am very passionate about it and I love the way it feels when I am watching students grow and learn. I thought I always wanted to teach elementary school. But I learned real quick that it was not for me. I had a biology teacher in my last semester of college who inspired me to teach single subject, science.
I have always enjoyed working with kids. when I came to a point in my life where I needed to make a change I thought about all the different jobs I had been in and what I had enjoyed about those jobs. Teaching/training my employes was always something I enjoyed. So here I am. I have had some great examples of teachers, my mom taught for over twenty years. I also had great teachers from my kindergarten teacher Mrs. Meyers to my high school drafting teacher Mr. Day.
I want to be a teacher for the big bucks and the prestige but seriously, I was inspired by all the teachers I had in K-12. Particularly inspiring was that they all seemed so very happy and satisfied with their place in life. Even though I don't think teachers get paid what they're really worth they seem well rewarded in other than monetary terms. I know there are the disgruntled ones also but I haven't run across them yet.
Why do I want to be a teacher?After a tough day of subbing, I often ask myself the same question. I think there are some students that really make this job tough. However, then you meet the student that is eager to learn, and you make a connection. I really get to enjoy and care for a lot of the students I teach. Those are the ones that make me want to do this. The ones that come back and give you a hug the next year and say they miss having you.
My dad was an elementary school principal, so I sort of grew up around teachers. I saw first hand what teaching was about, and because of this I was inspired to become a teacher myself.
I have wanted to teach every since I could remember. My 8th grade core teacher told me that she new I'd be a great teacher. Once I became a mom, I realized that all I ever do is teach anyway, so why not make money doing it! No, really I want to influence our youth to make a difference in their lives and the lives of others. I want to inspire them to be the best they can be. Whether that means making straight A's or accomplishing a goal that they didn't know they can do, it all matters to the world.
I'm the odd one out in our class - my goal is to become a Speech-Language Pathologist working in a school setting. It was never my goal to be an SLP, I have a degree in Political Science, but...I knew I wanted to work in a school setting, on a school calendar, I knew I wanted to work with children, I knew I wanted some flexibility in my hours, possibly working part-time and I wanted a profession where I would be able to find a job easily (high demand for SLPs). All of it sort of led me to Speech Language Pathology.
I think serving others is one of the most important contributions a person can make before they leave this planet. It can be anything - giving a hug in a much-needed moment or being a role model to others. I think teachers SERVE and INSPIRE others to challenge negative self-limits or expand on positive self-limits. Teachers believe in their students; and for some kids, teachers are the only source of consistent positive attention they get. Sometimes, kids are so starved for attention from an adult figure who they suspect may care about them that the students will test the teacher's waters, and act out. These kids need even more attention and NO b.s. because they can sense it a mile away. I love kids, and I love seeing a cynical teenager warm up to me.
Most of my adult life I wanted to teach; to be involved in education in some capacity. My father was a teacher, as were all of our family friends. I always thought I would teach - and then I did not. I made a choice to enter into another profession - one that I have always felt was spiritually bankrupt. However, it paid very well and I was successful. Upon the death of my father in June - I reevaluated my life and came to the conclusion that now is the time to ride the wind and follow the calling I have always felt. The people who most inspired me were the teachers I was surrounded by as a kid, at Friday night BBQ's and summer beach parties. They were truly a cohesive and giving community of eductors. They developed their own support system and community based on their mutual concerns for knowledge and education. I will be honored to join their ranks...
I am not sure why I wanted to be a teacher, but since I was five or so I was my little brother's worst nightmare; his own personal, omipresent teacher! I love working with people, and was truly inspired by Dr. Baptiste, my 6-8th grade Science Teacher in Houston, Texas. I did not know it at the time, but Dr. Baptiste was a professor at the Univ. of Houston, where I got my teachering certificate and Chemistry degree.
My ultimate goal is to make chemistry fun and attainable... so many young students are turned off to science by the time I see them! :(
I want to be a teacher because I love working with kids. I have worked with kids for about 7years and they are so much fun and they are sometime neglected. I got the urge to teach when one of my dance students told me that her teacher had told her that she would never understand. (It was a lesson that they were learning about.) It was terrible that the teacher had given up.
I have always wanted to work with children. I want to share my love of learning with their curiosity and help them realize their dream. I want to have a positive impact on childrens lives and teach them cultural diversity and social justice. Apart from my school teachers, people who have inspired me are positive influential leaders, such as Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, and the Dalai Lama.
I desire to have an impact on my community and to implement change. One piece of the equation to make this possible to have an audience. Learning is important, not specifically in the subject matter of the course being taught, but in life. We need to teach out children that they can teach themselves and they can look within their community for knowledge. With this knowledge, life will present positive choices to choose from.
I want to become a teacher because I enjoy helping kids academically and emotionally. My experience in tutoring confirms my desire to work with kids. It's a nice feeling to know you're making a difference in that students life.
I have had the life-long goal of being a teacher ever since I can remember. While working on my bachelor degree I worked in a reading program with elementary school children, this program strongly influenced me to work with students that have learning disabilities. I then volunteered in special education classes and I knew that I want to be a special ed teacher. I have been strongly influenced by the teachers I have met along the way in volunteering, who have been helpful and supportive in every way they can.
I've always been drawn to working with kids. I believe in trying to make a difference, and I don't like to see anyone left behind. My mother was a teacher, so I guess it's in my blood. I tried the field of psychology, but it was a bit too intense for me.
The reason I want to become a teacher is to serve kids from low socio-economic backgrounds, and all struggling kids in general. Too many times I hear of instances where kids are given up on for one reason or another, such as, "they will only need to know the bare minimum because that's all they will know in life". If that's the case, then I want to help those kids achieve more than even they thought possible.
There are many reasons I want to be a teacher. First, I think I can make a difference in the lives of little kids. I am interested in working with disadvantaged kids. Many need the positive attention and encouragement of someone who really cares. I also enjoy the creativity of teaching, and the flexibility. The fact that teaching is different every day keeps things interesting and challenging. Teaching gives me an outlet for using my imagination to make things fun. The hours are also perfect, as they mirror the hours of my school-aged children, so there are fewer childcare issues.
I have had a difficult time in school over the years, but I have always had fantastic and dedicated teachers. I find that my focus is, even now, on the skills each one of them has taught me over the years. I treasure the skills that they have given me and really wish to pass them on to others. I have always enjoyed talking with students and have always had a good rapport with them. I think I have a lot to offer and the skills from my past teachers to be an excellent teacher.
I want to be a teacher, because I had a teacher in high school that treated me more like a freind than a student. This made me want to do my best and actualy want to learn. I want to be able to provide the younger generation with the same experience that I had during my education.
Must have missed this, so I guess I'm responding kind of late. I had some events occur in my life over the last year which caused me to reevaluate my life goals. I realized that life is too short to just go through the motions. I've always wanted to be a teacher and never got around to doing it because of money, time, or something else. I know it sounds cliche, but I would like to make a difference in the lives of children. I teach Religious Exploration and volunteer in my sons' classes and always feel good afterwards, so I believe that this is my path. I also enjoy the creativity of creating curriculum.
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