I Am An Undergraduate College Student

Teaching is not merely about methods used and material presented in the classroom, but about shaping students’ lives to help them construct a firm foundation for a successful future. I desire to teach my students basic life skills as well as challenge them to set and reach their highest goals.

By tailoring lessons designed to fit each student I am able to better help them understand what they are learning. For instance, having a child very interested in kinesthetic or auditory styles of learning I can easily integrate academics while also stimulating a passion for lifelong learning.

As an educator, it is my job to find new ways for my students to learn that coincides with their particular learning style and takes advantage of their strengths. In all practical terms, this will mean finding new ways for each of my students to learn in their own particular way. As a whole, my students will need more reason to learn with authentic experiences, hands-on

Within my own specialty field having a variety of teaching methods and strategies to potentiate learning is an absolute requirement.

The self is interpreted by the individual and defined differently based on that individual. He or she as their actual selves and not pretending to be someone else to gain the satisfaction of others is the self. I am a first generation college student who grew up in one of Chicago’s most impoverished and threatening neighborhoods, Cabrini Green. My siblings look at me as a mother figure and role model. I became who I am today by the influence of my parents, school, and society. In this world, I will be a successful pediatrician at a children’s hospital where there is a need for people in this profession. Living mindfully and reflectively means thinking about your actions and self evaluating. When you live mindfully, you are aware of what you are doing and the consequence of your actions. Once you have looked back on those actions, you know that everything you 've done was mindful. What helps during this process is setting goals for yourself and self evaluation every day. Losing focus of your goals or being impacted by others can hinder someone during this process. The readings this semester have definitely had an impact on my thinking. They reminded of things about the education system, the government, and society that I usually don’t think about much but does cross my mind or I remember. It has for sure taught me that you can’t believe everything you are told from the people who you are suppose to trust or protect you. Which goes back to thinking for yourself. Immanuel

In the practice of teaching, it is the responsibility of a teacher not only to teach students subject matter, but to teach students in order to enable them to grow and develop as a person. While it is essential for students to have an understanding of academic material, it is also equally as important that when students finish their education they have skills to use in

skilled at, or choose classes that I was on track but still had some challenges with and wanted to

In my future, I aspire to become a Marine Biologist, and this has been my dream since I was seven years old. I want to work with rescue and rehabilitation of manatees. Due to the fact that I want to go into the biology field, biology as a subject, in general, highly interests me. Upon entering the class, I was very excited with the opportunities that were being presented, and as each new chapter has been introduced, I have enjoyed the ability to relate what we learned to my life. For example, during soccer practices, I often think about the process of cell respiration, and how what I am doing is affecting my body.

One of the academic subjects that have inspired me was my biomedical class. I have learned so many new things during my last years of high school. I’ve learned how to draw blood, perform CPR, learn how to dissect, and so many more things. I took this class because in the beginning I had a special interest in going into the medical field and my friends recommended me to take the class. At first, I do admit I showed little keen interest in the class, but as my love and my interest for the medical grew, I realized how important this class prepared for my future career.

I independently turned to other resources such as books and online articles to help me understand the workings of the cell, as well as genetics. In seventh grade, I took a Study of High School Lab science course at Northwestern University, and it was then that I felt I could properly learn about biology. Unfortunately, the course met only on Saturdays, but I was able to broaden my knowledge. The learning pace at my school was incredibly slow, and I found myself wishing for an environment to be able to properly learn about science. I study other topics in science, but I’ve always felt drawn to biology, remembering the moment I truly discovered the fascinating structure that is the cell. Since that first award in fourth grade, I have won several more as a result of studying and practicing. I am now on the Protein Modeling team at my high school, giving me a chance to learn more about a similar branch of biology. As I learned more and more about both science and IMSA, I realized that this school was the only one where I could study at my full

Throughout my first couple years of high school, I delved into many different experiences, some worthwhile and others detestable. I fell into the world of music and learned how to read and slightly understand a couple of foreign languages. I learned how to graph inequalities and how to properly structure an essay. I envisioned the world through the eyes of historical figures like Rosa Parks and Susan B.

* Which form of teaching helped you to learn more, and to apply your learning to business scenarios?

When I came to Northwestern is when I finally got professional help through the counseling service here at the school. I did not let my family know and I only briefly let my best friend know about it. The session that I had reaffirmed in me that I had to do something in my life to make a difference, but first, I had to teach myself to take care of me before I helped others. I am so proud of how far I have come, and I am excited to see myself go further than I could ever imagine for myself.

This was a big step in my high school career. It helped with time management. I had to think of fun lessons for different age groups and do my homework. It also taught me how to be assertive. Before I was involved with teaching Sunday School I was a very shy and kept to t myself. My classes helped me get out of my shell. I was able to do more things I never knew I could. For example, feeling confident presenting a presentation for one of my college classes.

The way science was taught in my field placement is different from how I was taught in school. When I was in elementary, the teachers were able to teach science for a full 45-minute class period. Since my field placement only has 25-30 minute reserved for science, they will not get to experiment a full lesson. Therefore, they way students learn science in today’s classroom is different from how I was taught in school. Within my teaching experiences, the simplest part of teaching science for student learning of content is to be able to create hands on activity and gather the materials that are needed. I enjoyed teaching science because it can be very hands on. When the students are preforming something, they will have a better chance of remembering it.