My Career As An Educator

One of the greatest injustices in modern America revolves around the difference in the quality of education students from different classes receive. Children are held back from doing their best in school for simple reasons such as poverty, lack of parental support, teachers who cannot give them individual attention, learning disabilities, undiagnosed mental health disorders, poor health, developmental problems, and so on. It is my personal belief that no child should be held back from achievement for something that can be solved with a treatment plan, individual attention, or a different method of learning. Because of this belief, I decided to pursue degrees in art and education to become a secondary school teacher.

Firstly, as Napoleon Hill once said "It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed", I want to be able to directly provide support for new undergraduates and help them achieve their academic goals as a senior student. As a person who enjoys learning individuals' studying style and discovering different ways of teaching to help others reach their full potential, I believe that there is no job as rewarding as teaching. The satisfying feeling a teaching assistant can gain from helping students who have trouble learning is truly incomparable. Moreover, being a upperclassmanot only do I want share my amazing experience and advice for the new undergraduates but also as many students may feel intimidating to talk to the professors, I want to become a perfect link between the professor and students as well.

I would like to pursue a career in Elementary Education focusing on Kindergarten through second grade. I am going to be the first of my family to achieve a higher level of education after high school. I feel that being born and raised in Mountain Grove has given me values that I want to hold on to for the rest of my life. I have been a nurturing person for as long as I can remember and have strived to be a person that my younger sibling and cousins can look up to in life. I want to be an elementary teacher for many of the following reasons.

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.

My decision to be a teacher did not come easily to me. This choice was dependent on a reflection about what I was passionate about and how I could make a difference. I have chosen to become a teacher, as I believe teachers have the ability to provide future generations the stimulation for one of the most significant roles in life; to become a lifelong learner. Many teachers that I have had during my education have had a positive impact on my decision to grow and develop the skills that are fundamental to pursue a successful teaching career. My aim is to be a part of an honorable profession with the optimism that one day I will become an efficacious teacher who can provide future teachers with inspiration, as my teachers have provided for me. Through personal educational experiences and peer-reviewed academic literature, I am able to shape my approach to my pre-service teaching, as it will influence my future practice. As a teacher, there is not just one singular approach to educating students; there is a need for flexibility, diversity, adaptation and reflection.

I graduated from George County High School in May of 2013. My freshman year of college I attended South Alabama and struggled terribly. Due to personal issues I transferred to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, and am now back at South for my junior year. I plan to begin candidacy in the fall of next year and receive my bachelors in Elementary Education. I hope to one day receive my masters and my bachelors in child psychology.

My educational and career goals consist of waking up every morning with a smile on my face knowing I am in the position I’ve always desired. I want my career to be something I enjoy doing rather than something I am forced to do because of my financial situation. I want to improve myself through higher education and be able to display my degrees to inspire others to pursue a career. I want to graduate from college with a master’s degree in nursing or social work. Throughout my life, my mother has always been my number one supporter. My mother has always advised me to follow my dreams and not allow anyone to criticize my career. Indeed, I saw my parents struggle and tolerate discrimination to provide for my sister and I for many years. I don’t

After receiving my Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, I plan to further my education through UNC Charlotte’s M.Ed. in Special Education, Major in Academically or Intellectually Gifted program. I then aspire to teach in CMS schools, serving the needs of Academically or Intellectually Gifted children specifically. My career goals in the field of education are to start out teaching my own class and gaining invaluable experience in the classroom. After a numbers of years working with a large group of my own students, I strive to move to a position in which I am part of a program targeted specifically at meeting the academic needs of AIG students.

I used a SmartBoard to demonstrate my ability to use multiple forms of technology to support child learning in large group settings. I also used an iPad to provide one-on-one and small group direct instruction. Using iPads/iPhone cameras I videotaped and photographed children to share with families and display in the environment.

My personal goal as many of other students is to complete my BSN and after to advance my education in Leadership and Management. My professional goal is to improve my knowledge and critical thinking as an employee of the health care, and learn more management and leadership skills that I can use in my current position. Christian Camaraderie will help me in archiving my goals with the support provided the Academic personnel and with the support of other students that became brother and sister in Christ. This is one of the areas that makes difference in this school because is based in the faith of our Christ the Lord and emphasis the trust, friendship and love. As online student, I am not able to participate on any extracurricular activities,

I considered completing a PDGE in primary teaching when I finished my History Degree however I felt I was too young and inexperienced at that stage in my life. I now deem myself to be much better equipped to deal with the challenges and responsibilities that a career in teaching would present. Over the years and through my varied employment my resolve that primary teaching is a good fit with both my nature and practical knowledge has endured. My motivation in pursuing this long held ambition is as a result of my own very positive experience through the educational system, and my passion and enthusiasm for sharing knowledge with others, in particular children and young adults.

I’ve encountered many challenges in education that began in Elementary School as I struggled with reading at a young age. Extra work at home in the early grades helped me overcome this issue; however, recently divorced parents split six kids across two states which was the beginning of a long and grueling custody battle. Real issues didn’t develop until Middle School as home life spiraled out of control I barely passed eighth grade after completing some last minute work to graduate to High School. High School was brief; I earned my GED while working full time and saving money for the future. On the day my classmates were graduating I packed my car and started my drive to Steamboat Springs, CO. It was there that my education truly began.

The steps to take in becoming an educator will vary with the type of path option you choose. In traditional programs, you would return to college to either complete your degree with a teaching license or complete an education program after your four year baccalaureate is completed. Here, TTT can assist you by identifying the educational program and university that fits with your desired path to teaching. Alternative licensure paths allow you to become a full-time teacher first, based upon your existing bachelor's degree, while working towards full teacher certification within three years (lateral entry policy). TTT can guide you either to a specific university or one of the Regional Alternative Licensing Centers (RALC) in North Carolina to

Ever since I was a young child, I was curious about the past, and how was it like living back in time. I would even imagine myself experiencing living in the past. Eventually, my curiosity developed into an interest in history, as I wanted to have a better knowledge and understanding of the past. Because of this, I decided to set my goals of becoming a teacher, in hopes of being informed in history. However, after mentoring high school students, my goal of becoming a teacher became deeper than history. I concluded that I wanted to work with children and being a teacher would be the perfect place for my passion in working and mentoring to the youth.

Ideally, when I graduate, I would like to enter the credential program at Cal Poly Pomona. As an English Education major, I feel like this is the next logical step for me as I seek to move forward on my path of becoming a teacher. The opportunities that await me in the credential program truly excite me because I have always found my studies of English Education to be very rewarding and purposeful. I have found this to be especially true now because I am currently in the process of conducting observation hours at local high schools in Pomona as part of my English Education curriculum. When I am in the classroom, I immediately feel a sense of joy, purpose, and productivity. Outside of the classroom, I do have experience teaching as a leader for a club on campus; I am a Woman’s Bible Study Leader for Cal Poly Cru and I have found this experience of teaching college students to be the most exciting, challenging, and rewarding experience I have ever had the pleasure of being a part of. It can become overwhelming as doubts and deadlines tend to sneak in on me from time to time, but I know that being a teacher is worth every ounce of pressure because of the positive impact that a teacher has the ability to make on a student. There is an incredible statistic that states that “On average a teacher affects 3,000 children over the course of their career” (Bickley). This opportunity stirs my heart like nothing else because when I was in high school, I had an incredible teacher named