I Want To Be A Teacher

I always thought I would be a teacher and I would make differences in lives and it would be the greatest experience in the world for me, yet being a teacher wasn’t enough, I had a need to expand my education. I decided that perhaps I needed a new career, however, I felt certain education remained my passion. I began to explore new areas of education and I realized I still want to be a member of a classroom, a school and curriculum. I aspire to guide those leading our classrooms.

I first became interested in teaching in my sophomore year in high school. My inspiration came from three amazing teachers who showed passion for their subject matter as well as a love for teaching. My desire to become a teacher was amplified by the many leadership and teaching roles that I took on while I was in Boy Scouts. While teaching in Boy Scouts I learned that teaching was what mattered most to me. Under my leadership, I helped advance many scouts to the rank of Eagle Scout as well as winning multiple awards at every summer camp that we attended. This was my jumping point into enrolling in Old Dominion University’s education program.

As the world expands, new jobs are developed just as frequently as old jobs are destroyed, and we have society and lifestyles to thank for that. So when choosing a career field, you must keep that in mind, which might make it a little tricky. When choosing a career you have many factors to take into consideration such as, but not limited to; salary, hours, locations and most importantly if you are going to love what you do and not feel like you're dragging yourself out of bed every morning to go to work. But besides the great feeling of loving what you do everyday and wanting to do the second most important factor to take in consideration is, to think about what jobs aren't going to be changing anytime soon or have a large decrease in

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

I believe the one thing that every human being has in common is that we all strive to triumph and fulfill our dreams to their fullest potential. Since the day we are born we attach ourselves towards a common goal and we spend every day trying to reach beyond that goal, trying to reach our self-actualization point. All my life I have forfeited my time, effort, and dreams trying to make a difference in this world, whether it be by volunteering at hospitals/libraries, cooking food for soup kitchens, or tutoring younger peers at my high school. The one thing I have learned throughout all my experiences is that life is short and we must do whatever we can to make a difference.

As I was reading “The New Teacher Book,” I started thinking to myself, “What exactly am I looking for again?” I knew that I had to find three important things that stuck out to me, but I did not really know what I was really looking for. I was aimlessly searching for the answers in the stories told by so many first year teachers, like Bill Bigelow, Kelley Salas, and Stephanie Walters. They were all confused and frustrated just like I was, except for different reasons. However, it was in their stories that I finally found what I was looking for.

For this fall 2017 semester, I have the privilege of being a part of something great. Along with my classmates, we’ve had the pleasure in participating in our first real exposure to what our career paths will entail as middle school educators at Whittemore Park Middle School. This course has placed me within a 6 th grade mathematics teacher’s classroom to observe what it will be like once I am a teacher. Observing everything from students’ behavior, learning patterns and abilities to the instructor’s teaching methods and what the job will be for us. Though it is a required course for us to take in order to graduate, it has become clear that what we will become is no longer about us as individuals, but about every student that we will encounter in our lives that we could inspire. So far, this experience has been nothing short of enlightening in showing us what is yet to come.

What advice would you give to a college student that wants to become a teacher? Make sure that your heart is in this profession completely! If you are not 110% sure that this is what you want to do, then don’t do it. Truly successful teachers are the ones who are in it for the right reason. This job is incredibly hard, and a kind of job that you are never prepared for on the first day. Do lots of observations throughout your college experience! Make a list of the reasons why you became a teacher, hang it up somewhere, and reread it when you’ve had a tough day. What is the hardest part of being a teacher?

When I started college I honestly didn’t know what I wanted to do, to the point where I ended up taking a break from TCC to find a job. When I came back I decided to take the suggestion of my mother, she pointed out that I’ve always been good with children so why not become a teacher. While I wasn’t too sure at first I eventually found out that childhood education is something I do want to in life. It wasn’t just from work with children, I also wanted to help them grow and learn too. While studying I’ve learned what sort of path I wish to take with teaching and what a lot of my weaknesses are.

Ever since I was in high school, my mom has always told me she didn't see me as anything else but that. At that time, I thought my mother was crazy and don't believe a single word she said. I told my mom I was going to become an Mechanical Engineer my senior year of high school. And that's what I did freshmen year of high school. Towards the end of it, I realized engineering wasn't something I truly wanted to do. I went home that summer and saw video of teaching abroad and I realized that what I wanted to do. I wanted to travel and teach. I already liked being around kids and would always smile whenever I saw a small child. It was then I fully committed myself to being a teacher.

When I was a child I would always play teacher with my grandma. She was a teacher for 42 years, and had all the meter sticks to hit the board, all the old grammar signs, etc. I would love for her to teach me all she knew because the community loved her as a teacher, and continues to talk about her today. It was always fun to learn from her because she would give us short cuts as to how to spell long words, or I would make a song out of what she taught me and I enjoyed every bit of it. My grandmother is the one who inspired me to become a teacher. I love to see kids have fun in school because I was a kid who did not particularly like school. To see a lightbulb, turn on in a kid’s head when helping them is a great accomplishment in my heart. I was a student who liked to have songs, sayings, shortcuts, etc. when I learned something new. I would like to have the classroom whose students remember that grade, and what they did in the classroom because it was fun. The grade I experienced that feeling, was in the fourth grade with Mrs. Smith. The other reason I would like to be a teacher is because I want kids to go to school and enjoy it. They should not dread going to school to learn, it should be their favorite part of the day. Elementary school is when the kids’ mindsets starts in school, and I want to be the leader for the kids. I want to be able to persuade them, encourage them, and love them so they feel welcomed and ready to learn.

Although I have always wanted to become a teacher, there were no set plan of action or goals that I set to get there. It did not happen until one day, when I looked in the mirror and I realized that I was getting older and I was not any closer to realizing the dream of becoming a teacher. First and foremost, I need to find out what were the necessary qualifications to becoming a teacher. This also meant that I needed to return to school to obtain these qualifications, this was a very terrifying thought for me being in my late thirty’s. Therefore, I gather all of the information that needed. Now I was equipped and the journey began for me as a student, it felt absolutely wonderful taking the first set towards realizing my

​I believe that nursing is both a profession and an art. Being a successful nurse requires a person to have many qualities. A good nurse always has the ability to feel the pain and suffering of others. A nurse serves the society and does much good to people. It is really important for a nurse to be able to speak for the patients who are too sick and weak to express their views. I want to be a nurse because I have the desire to serve and help such people who are ill and sick. I love to work for those people who are in pain and need help. For me nursing is a profession that is not only about earning money. It is something that brings out the best in me. I think that a great nursing philosophy has to do with serving people in a fair and impartial

I had recently lost my job and was enjoying the extra time with my young son. I had always volunteered in his classrooms when I could, but time in the classroom was limited due to the job. He was going into second grade and I instantly liked his teacher when I met her. I told her I would love to volunteer in her classroom whenever she wanted me and within a few weeks I became a regular in the class. I helped the second graders with their math, reading, writing, and social skills. I found that being in the classroom with those kids was something I enjoyed tremendously. That teacher must have seen a spark in me as well because she planted the seed for me to go into teaching. She has been my biggest influence for the type of teacher I wanted to be. She was calm, patient, loving, caring, a friend, and the biggest support and cheerleader for all of her students. I learned so much about teaching and myself while volunteering in her classroom that year. I discovered that I wanted to be a teacher while I watched her teach. But, most of all, I wanted to be just like her when I did it. I wanted to be a teacher who started every lesson with love and a passion that only someone who truly cherished their job could have.

Since the beginning of high school, I have always wanted to become a teacher. Back then, I always thought that becoming a teacher would be easy. I never thought about all the work that had to be put in to become a teacher. The only things I knew were that it was going to be hard to find a job as a teacher, and I also knew that a teacher’s annual pay was not that high. At first, I thought becoming a teacher would be easier than most jobs. Now, after a year in college and learning more about becoming a teacher, I know that that is a false statement. Now, I know that becoming a teacher takes a lot of work and time. It is also very competitive at Ohio State, so I may not even be able to make it into my major; which is a scary thought. Even though I may not make it into my major, my feelings about teaching, as a career path is still the same as it was when I started college. Ever since the beginning of high school, I knew I wanted to be a teacher. I love being around children and I want to make a difference in their lives. We learned in many of my classes that a lot of people have different reasons of wanting to be a teacher; one reason was because of the school schedule. My cooperating teacher last semester, Suzanne Brungart, had said that the school schedule was one of her main reasons why she wanted to start teaching.