Essay On Why I Want To Be A Teacher

I am not a teacher, but when I become one, I want to be able to lead students on the right path to strive for, and accomplish any goals they set for themselves. According to this famous quote ‘education is improving the lives of others, and for leaving your community a world better than you found it’-Marian Wright Elderman. I want to become a teacher because I believe that teachers have the ability not only to change the world and community, but to improve it. My philosophy is to inspire and encourage all students to work hard to succeed, so that they will become productive members of society.

I believe reading is an important aspect of our lives; in fact we do this every day, hence the reason I choose to teach English Literature. I believe English Literature will play a pivotal role in students’ lives because this subject has a lot to offer them. I am inspired to develop methods that would help students attain skills such as being imaginative, analytical and interpretive. This subject focuses on reading, as such, I will incorporate different reading strategies such as peer, group, question generating, and cooperative learning, so that all students will develop a love and openness for this subject. English Literature also helps students deal with problems in everyday situations; by reading novels about past issues, they

I will incorporate English Literature educational software to make learning fun and exciting. I will use a student-centred approached to help students acquire the basic skills such as reading, writing, speaking and listening skills needed for the 21st century workplace. I believe student lifelong learning occurs when they are fully involved in a classroom that connects prior knowledge to new and existing one. My goal is to have students become critical thinkers, proficient readers, and for them to acquire all the skills needed in understanding the subject