OBJECTIVES AND MOTIVATIONS “If you become someone famous like a president, or someone important, I would be proud to say that I was your teacher, and I taught you how to read and write”. -Ms. Nora. (My elementary school first-grade teacher) What she said changed the life of a six-year-old little girl, my life. That was the moment when I decided to become a teacher because I wanted to have the same impact on people, and two years later after my first English class in life I decided to become an English teacher. English classes were expensive and my family economy was Mechanic, Aquaculture, or good to pay them, when I was in High School I got a scholarship and my dad talked to me and said: “If you really want to study English, we can use the money of your scholarship and I can pay the rest of the fee in an English School; but only if you are really sure that you want to be an English teacher”. Of course, I accepted, there was nothing to think. A few months ago a student asked me: “Teacher, why are the English teachers always smiling?” - He then jokingly added that he must change his college major to be a teacher in order to be happy like us. That made me think about my profession, I had never realized that before! It was Monday and usually, people do Mechanic, Aquaculture, …show more content…
I do not want to be just a good teacher, I want to be a great one and I will work for that. In conclusion, If I were given the grant, the beneficiary would not be just me, but also my students, colleagues, and people around me with whom I could share my experience and everything I could learn. Maybe, I will not change the life and future of my students, but I know education can I will be part of that. I will never forget that I was a student once and I do not want to disappoint that little six-year-old girl who dreamed of becoming a teacher 18 years
Devil’s Arithmetic Compare and Contrast Essay The novel and movie The Devil’s Arithmetic have many differences and similarities. One thing is for certain, the theme in both the book and the movie is the same. There were some major similarities between the Devil’s Arithmetic movie and book.
When she realized what she could do for her daughters, it lifted her work. For anyone who finds a deep meaning in their do a passionate job. It was also interesting how that one encounter over thirty years ago still impact
As she got older, she grew a passion of wanting to help teachers help their students. Like many others, her past experiences grew her to have a heart for others and a joyous spirit to want to help others live a prosperous life.
For a long time I didn’t know what I would like to pursue as a career but when I reflected on my life I realized some of my favorite times in life were when I was teaching someone something and when I was learning. In my future career as a high school teacher I will able to do both of those things. Seeing peoples’ eyes light up with interest because they
This inspired me to teach. The teachers I have had who stand out in my memory have
While working as a teacher she noticed the terrible conditions the people were living in. Because of what her mother taught her about always helping those who need it she knew she had to make a difference.
After teaching my first math lesson in a 3rd grade classroom at work experience, I was not sure on how good I taught the math lesson to the students. A few minutes before I was about to leave the classroom this little boy named John came up to me and said, “ Thank you for helping me learn my nines of multiplication.” I was so stunned at what he said, my heart sank into my chest and I could not stop smiling. I felt so accomplished that I just helped this little boy that was struggling with multiplication of nines for awhile. It felt rewarding knowing that he learned something from the lesson I just taught. From that experience, I definitely know that the education field is where I belong. With the love and support of the person that influences me in the education field, and my driven attitude and strong work ethic I think the education field is my fit.
As I thought about the most important qualities of an outstanding educator, certain individuals came to mind. It has been my good fortune to have had excellent teachers and instructors, and to have worked with people who are caring, competent, and creative. They were and
An inevitable part of being a senior is the question “ What do you want to be when you grow up?”. Luckily for me, i’ve been sure of what i wanted to do since I was 6 years old. I’ve never doubted for a second that teaching is my future. I picture myself ten years from now, and I see myself standing in front of my class, a presentation queued up, and a steely look of determination in my eye.
Watching kids grow and succeed, making new friends, helping kids reach their full potential, putting together fun activites, are all incorporated in being an elementary school teacher. Teaching goes back a long, long time. Elementary school teachers are supposed to teach the kids what they need to know in the future. Teachers are supposed to teach them reading, math, writing, and science. People should care about this topic, because kids need their education. Being a elementary school teacher requires training, makes good money, picks where the teachers teach, and has both benefits and hazards.
Bam! It hit me like a speeding truck. Two weeks in Cuzco, Peru had shown me what it is really like to be struggling in all areas in life. This specific mission trip showed me outside our borders there are people in need of basic necessities in life. I spent the better of two weeks learning about myself and the people I was determined to help. Teaching has always been a part of my life, however, after these two weeks, I learned that teaching is exactly what I want to do with my career. The students I was able to work with had not had a proper education, and my teaching them put them that much farther into a life they hadn't imagined ever having. The compassion and empathy I felt in my heart for my students had shown me that teaching is the right
Mrs. Brantley not only taught English she taught us about life. She achieved this by always starting class off with writing a reflection about a quote. To this day those quotes still have an impact on my life.
There are a number of teachers that I could mention in my journal today, there is Miss Lamb, who helped referred me to the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program. Mrs. Child, my third grade teacher who I still have lunch with from time to time to discuss literature. Even Mr. Ford, who would lend me books from his daughter’s personal library because we had the same taste in literature and he knew how much I loved to read. Throughout my years as a student, I have had the honor of being taught by many great educators. However, the most influential educator I have had in my life is the one who not only helped jumpstart my career as a student, but also offered me my first job, and that is my kindergarten teacher Mrs. Walker.
It seemed as though she too knew that her response would follow me throughout the duration of my life, as she took quite a while to respond to my question. After a few more minutes, she answered, “It’s because of education that I am what I am today, a hard-working and dedicated engineer. Additionally, education has made me understand the world around me better, with the newfound knowledge I discover every day.” This response amazed me in many ways, and pushed me to strive for my best in school, and never give up thinking that I am a failure.
This book is mainly talking about coaching, its definition and principles and a big focus on the relation between coaching and leadership, stressing out, with case studies and proofs from the author’s own experience and others experience, on the importance of this concept. John Whitmore wrote the first edition of this book in 1992, with the intention of setting the ground rules of coaching as it was a new field and he wanted everyone who was about to step in this area to have the basic knowledge needed for Coaching, as there were merely any books regarding this topic then. I would recommend that you would have some sort of basic knowledge about coaching and was engaged in any sort of training regarding this area before reading this book, as this will give you more insight about the author’s ideas, examples, case studies, terms and expressions.