College Admission Essay

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My desire to pursue an administration degree stems from my original call to the educational field. From a young age, I knew I loved the atmosphere of the classroom. However, it was not until high school that I truly got to spread my wings on an educational plane. Through organizations such as Key Club and National Honor Society, I was able to work with different community outreach programs and teach and assist at the Union Mission New Life Camp and be a teacher’s aid during College for Kids and Dyersburg Primary School. It was through these experiences that I cemented in my heart a love of education.
While pursuing my undergraduate degree, I took one step further to make sure that teaching was my true passion. I decided to become a substitute …show more content…

The Learning Center is the alternative school for our district. I was shocked at this placement, because being a first year teacher, I was afraid that I would not be able to control or motivate these students. Regardless of the location, I knew that I must treat this classroom as I would my regular classroom, and I can honestly say that my students respected me for it. Throughout that first year, I honed my classroom management skills and learned the true meaning of multi-tasking. I taught freshmen, sophomore, junior, and senior English always to a classroom of mixed grade levels, which meant I had multiple lesson plans taking place at the same time. Aside from English, I was also responsible for creating and executing lesson plans for each student’s missing subjects. This meant anything that was not a core subject, I was responsible for teaching to my homeroom. Subjects such as agriculture and drama now required my attention, and I met the challenge. I took time to collaborate with my fellow high school teachers to make sure that each student was getting the core of the content that was needed. After that first year, I was moved to Dyersburg High School where I began teaching freshmen and sophomore English. My experience at The Learning Center the year before made my transition to the high school easier for me. I had developed essential classroom management skills and learned the importance of being flexible in regards to change in the

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