I Want To Be A High School Teacher

Working with a team and helping others succeed has led me to partake as a volunteer at the after-school tutoring

One of my first volunteering positions growing up was at a local elementary school assisting children in core math and reading subjects. Not only did I help the students but I also helped the teacher with grading and developing new assignments. This experience gave me great insight into how one can effectively explain education materials to young children.

I have known from a young age I wanted to become a teacher when I grew up. Throughout high school, the passion I have

I am Brianna Downer and my goal is to become an elementary school teacher. Becoming a teacher is not something that happens overnight. This is a process where you have to know the requirements, challenges, and also the pros and cons of being a teacher. My goal will be achieved at the end of my journey.

Becoming a high school teacher had always been the goal. As a young child and growing up with a multitude of siblings, children were my life. The aspiration stemmed from a desire to teach the next generation, to be a leader for the mind and guide them onto the next phase of their lives. I saw my favorite teachers do it with the kind of patience and discipline that only a teacher could have and after job shadowing Scott Hatfield, the social studies and current events teacher at Summit Academy North Muddle School, I realized that I am not fit for that lifestyle like I thought.

In my junior of high school I volunteered, through the educational program Scholars, at a middle school called Tomas Rivera Middle School. As I already had experience tutoring students because of my position as a certified avid tutor in my middle school, I quickly became involved. I worked with students falling in mathematics and English learners. I was in charge of 2 distinct groups. The first, were 7th grade students in advanced algebra 1 and my second group was composed of 8th grade students in regular algebra 1. I worked with these dedicated students for a semester, almost every wednesday before I would go to school, for about an hour and 30 minutes.

I am an avid volunteer and my experiences beyond school have enhanced my expertise as an educator. My ability to be bilingual and my experiences in teaching in more than one country have proven to be an asset both in the classroom and on campus. I have a deeper understanding of what diversity means through my travels and have been able to build positive and indispensable relationships with diverse students and

Once I received an opportunity to become a volunteer English teacher in a remote school, located in Kalasin, Thailand. I got to help some poor students that can't afford to get decent education since there were not enough skilled teachers. I taught them basic English, for example, the alphabets, colors, numbers,

Most of my life I have been surrounded by children especially my cousins, nieces and nephews.

During the spring semester of my junior year at Indiana State University, I had the opportunity to tutor two second-grade students as part of my English as a Second Language (ESL) minor. These students were motivated to learn and understand the material being taught. Upon being successful on a follow-up assessment, the students no longer required services for English learning. I know this was accomplished through a team effort of teachers, aides, tutors, and administration. It was a great benefit to be a part of this noteworthy victory.

I was a Student Assistant, who helped new international students during the orientations and played the mentor role throughout the course in Education First Language School. Currently, I am volunteering at King County Library System for TalkTime and Citizenship program. Together with the teacher, we organize classes for immigrants,

From this experience volunteering I will hopefully be able to continue tutoring or helping students who are struggling in school. I am going to remember this experience when I am a teacher and be able to pay more attention to the students who are struggling and try my hardest to make sure that no one falls too far behind. I will also make sure that all my students get the help that they need in order to succeed. Overall this experience has taught me a lot and enlightened me with new perspectives from where people come from and their home

For my future career, I choose to be a highschool teacher. “High school teacher help prepare students for life after graduation. They teach academic lessons and various skills that students will need to attend college and enter the job market” (“Summary”). I choose to be a teacher because I want to influence kids how to be amiable people in their teenage years into their adult lives. It is important to understand the education or training requirements, skill or talents needed, salary and benefits offered, and the duties for a particular career.

Becoming an educator is what I want to be in life and when I do become an educator I want to be more than just an average teacher. My objective as a teacher is to be able to teach students the basic skills in different subjects to increase their cognitive development to prepare them for the path that the future holds for them. I want to be an educator who helps individuals succeed. As a future educator for English language learners I have learned that teaching goes beyond core instruction. I want to teach my students manners, compassion toward others, empathy, sympathy, cultural awareness to help them to become the best they can be as a person and as a student. I want my students to develop their own moral and ethics. Preferably, I want to teach younger students and I have a great interest in teaching students English as their second language. Being bilingual I have developed a passion in helping students who speak another language and come from other countries because it reminds me of my family. My parents came to the United States knowing no English and now they have accomplished so much as well as learned how to speak English. Growing up in Storm Lake, Iowa I was fortunate enough to be around a diverse group of students. I have always been intrigued by all the different cultures, values, and beliefs of my high school peers. I believe becoming an educator will be a wonderful journey in which I will shape the minds and skills of diverse learners who will also shape my

At Dixon Middle School in Provo, Utah I volunteered to teach English second language (ESL) class and computer skills for the organization Centro Hispano. Upon arriving one afternoon to the classroom, I remember reading what David, the main instructor, wrote on the chalkboard “Sweet bread is pan dulce, Milk is leche (Spanish)” and took a quick glance at the class. I could still see 12 to 15 students taking notes, following along, and participating. After teaching the lesson, I glanced again, but this time I found myself giving hot leche and pan dulce to the students. Seeing them practice the English I recently taught them while smiling and laughing is a moment I will never forget. It was a moment where I was focusing on someone else’s needs. I was helping them learn a new language that will change their lives which gave me a pleasing feeling unlike any other. I felt joy in my heart in giving small acts of service knowing that I was blessing their lives.