"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
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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
Mary Oliver’s question, the end of a beautiful poem, haunts me, “What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” Variations of that inquiry are daily presented to me: “what college are you going to?” or “what do you want to major in?” or the ever popular “what do you want to be when you grow up?” I always freeze at the first two and play the last one off as a joke by responding, “an adult, hopefully.”
As I got older, I started to focus more on science being that my High School had concentrations for students interested in the medical field. I followed this false dream until I got into my sophomore year of college. This is when I made the choice of changing my major from Health Science to English. When I came home and explained to my mom about my plans, her first words were “I always thought you would either be into English or Journalism because you always loved to write.” This made me feel so good about my decision because it made me feel that she
By the end of the semester I had become far more confident with the material, and I had not received another thirty percent on a quiz. One day after class, Ms. Barnett asked if I wanted to stay after school once a week to help her organize the lab. I was excited that she had noticed how I had disciplined myself as a student in her class, and happily agreed to do so. As the year progressed, I developed an academic and personal bond with her; similar to the bond I had to my grandfather.
Throughout my past four years at Weddington High School, I am inspired by the impact my teachers have given me. I believe education is the greatest gift you can give to a person who is striving to make a difference. This is something that I have been interested in for several years. I am currently a teacher assistant for Mrs. Donna Nunn’s Microsoft Word and PowerPoint class that allows me to see how lesson plans are carried out in a classroom environment and I know that this experience has given me a stronger desire to become a teacher. During my freshman year of high school, Ms. Marisa DiFronzo made literature become a very engaging subject for me, not only by her way of teaching but also her ability to bring the class together as one.
Davis is the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at UWA. “She would not have won the Gilbert Award for Teaching Excellence if she did not have a passion of teaching. Her students see that, and they were the ones who initiated the nomination for the Gilbert Award,” Davis
The level of respect shown between peers and also between the staff and students was unlike any educational setting I had previously been exposed to. Additionally, I attended two or three seminars daily that invited both staff and guest speakers to introduce new topics and ways of life. I was introduced to topics such as knot theory, programming, feminism, higher dimensions, the history of waste disposal, game theory, general relativity, and string theory. I was able to interact with adults from all walks of life.
In my sophomore year of high school, my English teacher assigned the class to a read a novel of our choice and report back what we liked most about it. My choice was Ethan Frome and I read the book repeatedly just so I could connect back to the characters and the setting of the novel. When I completed my sophomore year in high school, I discovered my passion for literature and the genres that accompanied it. I always knew that undergraduate studies would be my chance to grow more with my new found interest. .After high school I attended Mississippi Valley State University, a Historically Black University, where I majored in English and graduated with honors.
About seven days after my interview, my phone rang at my home. On the other end was a person who I had worked with for a short time at Ellis Tech years ago and who had moved on to an administrative position in a nearby school system. After he introduced himself, he asked if I knew a person by the name of Cheryl Veilleux, who, at that time was the principal of Griswold High School. He went on to say that she had just contacted him regarding my application to Griswold and wanted to know if he knew of any reason that I might not be a good fit for her school.
The teacher made me read books I didn’t want to, which took it to another level. Being in this class for almost the whole year really opened my eyes, it made me want to
I chose to go full time to school and stay part time at work. Although these were stressful decisions and I have certainly had moments for feeling overwhelmed I know it will be a challenge that will ultimately provide a better career. The accomplishment of completing a degree will hopefully encourage more than just myself.
One of the most memorable experiences that I have had at Prairie Ridge was my participation in a group for new students organized by two great counselors: Mr. Dusenske and Mrs. Berg. I am very thankful for this experience because I was able to become comfortable and happy at Prairie Ridge alongside other students with whom I could empathize. Furthermore, without the encouragement and kindness from my peers or the PR staff, I would not have felt the desire to succeed , nor would I have stepped out of my comfort zone to do
After doing my research I came across the major mass communication. Mass communication seemed like the perfect idea for me because it was such a wide field. When I started taking my classes in this major I started to hate this major to because I hated writing papers and I often struggle with grammar. I often get confused and can’t explain my thoughts clear on paper so I begin to change my major but my mother told to try it out a little longer.
Why do people want to become teachers? There is low pay, long hours, little benefits, students have more rights than teachers. I want to be a teacher because I want to make a difference and change every child’s heart that I come into contact with. Teaching is one of those jobs where you get to be an undercover angel, because you are able to effect so many different lives by caring and teaching. You matter not only to one person in an office, but for 18-20 kids.
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”, this is the age old question asked by nearly everyone. My answer: I want to be successful. There are many definitions of the word success, but to me it’s finding something you love and doing it the rest of your life. I love to help people, so I’ve decided to join the medical field and become an anesthesiologist.
I didn 't always know what career I wanted to go into. The first time I was in the position where I had to decide was in the eighth grade. For the yearbook, I had to give the name of the high school I planned to attend and what profession I chose to go into. The scraping of the lead against the paper made me feel tense. Everyone else had an idea of what they wanted to do in the future.