A Career As A Student

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"What do you want to be when you grow up?" That question haunted me as a child. Growing up I had no clue what I wanted to be. One day I would say I wanted to be a lawyer, and the next I would want to be a professional soccer player. For a while I considered becoming a teacher, but I let the world talk me out of it. It seemed like every time I told someone I wanted to become a teacher, I was greeted with responses such as "why would you want to do that?" or "but you're so smart. That's such a waste of talent." Eventually I got sick of hearing these comments and gave in to the pressure around me. Coming from a family of engineers there was always a little bit of pressure to choose a lucrative career. I knew for a fact that I didn't want to be …show more content…

I absolutely looked forward to going to this class every week. In this class we frequently discussed current events. One event I remember vividly discussing was the DeVos confirmation. A kid in my class ignorantly said, "I don't get what the big deal is, it's just school." I went off on the kid for a solid twenty minutes trying to get him to realize the stupidity of the words he just said. At the end of class my professor, Dr. Donoyan, a former superintendent, asked me to stay after. I assumed I was going to get yelled at for tearing the kid apart, but Dr. Donoyan just looked at me and said, "this school isn't the place for you." My heart sunk into my stomach, I thought I was getting kicked out of school. Dr. Donoyan could see the confusion on my face and went on to say, that I was filled with energy and passion for education, but I was wasting it by staying at a business school. She said that I needed to pursue my passion and get involved in education.
Another person that impacted me at Bryant was Dr. Dean. Dr. Dean opened my eyes to all the wonderful things literature had to offer. I spent a lot of time in Dr. Dean's office just talking. From books to current events, Dr. Dean was always there to talk. Once I told her that I was interested in teaching one day she put me in contact with people she knew involved in education. Eventually once I decided I was …show more content…

Butler, Dr. Donoyan, and Dr. Dean all showed me the magnitude of the effect teachers can have on their students. Additionally, these three women showed me that the field of education is filled with smart women. As much as it pained me to think about leaving Bryant, I realized that Bryant was not the place for me. I made the decision to leave Bryant, and for the first time in my life I made a decision that was all about me and my happiness. Once I transferred to West Chester University everything fell into place. I switched my major to middle grades education and started taking classes that were meaningful to me. I fell in love with my literature classes and I absolutely lived for the days I got to go out into the field. After my first day in the field I knew that I had made the right

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