My Career Experience At A College Student

Doing field experience at St.Mary’s Preschool has taught me a lot not only about the educational system but about myself as well. I’ve learned over these couple of months that in order to become a wonderful teacher, you have to have an enormous amount of patience and dedication. Teaching isn’t an easy profession and through this experience, my respect for my teachers have grown tremendously. Many students often take their teachers for granted but they don't realize what they do for us.

DI would say, successfully starting over as a non traditional student is my most meaningful achievement to date. While I've achieved most, if not all, goals that I've set to carry out, Most meaningfully, coming to terms with a juvenile decision and not giving up serves as my most telling accomplishment.

One of my teachers once said “most teachers quit after five years.” I suppose this is how I know that I picked the correct field. I have been dedicated to the education of children since 2003, when I started my degree in the subject, and when I was hired for my first job in the field. Broome Community College was the start of my education. Once I received my associate’s, I transferred to Suny Cortland to obtain my Bachelor’s degree. At Suny Cortland I graduated with a dual degree in early education, and education.

It's finally time. The moment I choose what college I will be attending. This is the moment where my life changes and I start my college career. I knew I wanted to go to a community college and eventually transfer to a university after getting my degree. I had a list of options, Macomb Community College, Oakland Community College, and Mott Community College. Mott was the first one to get the boot. Mott doesn't have the exact program I was looking for. The career I am pursuing is a legal assistant or also known as a paralegal. Oakland Community College sounded like the school for me. I am moving to Rochester Hills after high school so the location was ideal. I know people who attend the school so I could get some extra help if needed, and It's not expensive. Once I did some research, I realized that Oakland's paralegal program is at

After hearing Kristina’s background of her road to becoming a teacher, I began to ask her questions about her teaching experience. The first question that I asked Kristina was what influenced her decision to become a teacher? Kristina’s response to this question connected greatly to my own influences. She had known that she wanted to teach from about second grade. Kristina nannied and babysat for multiple kids when she was younger. The experience she had with watching kids had an impact on what she wanted to do in her life. Having the opportunity to relate to children

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.

Through college you learn many skills that will help you in your career. One reason I want to go to college is that more jobs are available after completing college. Many employers look for a college diploma on a résumé when hiring. I want my future job to interest me and this will help. With more options I can get a job that pays good and interests me. This way I will enjoy going to work everyday. I also need good pay so that I can get the things I need. Of course this all will help provide for myself. For example, food is an obvious priority. Also, I need clothing and a home. Overall college is a great way to prepare for a job, provide for my everyday needs and get a career that interests me.

I learned all the important aspects that a teacher needs to have to be excellent, from the passion to work with the children to how organize the environment to facilitate the learning; also how to collaborate with families, colleagues, to research and increase constantly own knowledge personally and professionally. How to use strategies and create a curriculum that will keep children engaged and challenged in their thinking.

The college career survey is a tool used to unlock a student’s potential for possible career and college majors based on their interest and abilities. My survey revealed a career in fields such as law, medicine, and media. Suggested careers in these fields were, Administrative Law Judge, Audiologist, and Newscaster, respectively. While, I am currently going to school with the goal of becoming a Medical Doctor, I can see how certain qualities in each career field/suggested careers would play a part in my current goal.

Have you considered a career as an Early Childhood Educator? Many people have not felt they are qualified to hold such an important position. Others have heard their calling to work with children early on in their adult lives. Having a career as an Early Childhood Educator can not only be fullfilling, but also rewarding. It is important to understand the criterion that is considered a profession. In our text it states the definition of prefession as, “It is an occupation that serves the public welfare and that requires specialized educational training in some branch of learning or science” (Feeney, S., 2012, p.6).

My past personal and professional experience started with volunteering at a childcare facility in 2008. I was only 17 old and I would come after school to help out with the different age groups from ages 2 to 6 years old and also after schools ages 7 to 12. When I would come after school I would assist the teachers with activity preparations, organization and documentation regarding the files for the students and making sure that everything was up to date. Ever since volunteering at a childcare facility I started to become more interested in teaching and how much an influence I can be when it came to teaching. My freshman year in high school had introduced me to some amazing teachers throughout my adolescent years and it continued throughout

After 30 plus years working in the Early Childhood Educating field, I have a wide variety of experience and education that I can share with my students. I started my journey in Early Childhood Education as a ROP student and then worked my way to becoming a private preschool teacher and site director of an after school program. I eventually helped open and start my own state preschool as a teacher and director. I am currently learning the management side of Early Childhood Education as I am a Regional Manager of the Head Start Programs.

I take my college career seriously I read my material try to study as much as I can, even though sometimes I may not have as much time as I wish. I have tried to stay focus on my goal by working hard and building study time and finding the exact classes I needed to take to get my AA and transfer to Cal-State. Up to this point I have done pretty good, I am having a very hard time understanding statics but I have decided to continue to study as much as can and continue to do my best and if so happens to be that I have to take the class again then I will, but I will pass it. This is now one of my biggest challenges in school, at least up to now, but this is what I need to move forward in my college career. Believing in me, I would think is my

Ever since I was a little girl, I knew that in my future I wanted to become a teacher. I always looked up to my teachers, especially the ones I had in elementary school. I even played 'school' with my friends and pretended I had my own classroom. I loved being in charge. During a summer, I was given the opportunity to work as an Energy Express mentor and work with a group of eight children. This was one of the most wonderful experiences I have ever been through. I was a mentor to help guide the children, and by the end of the summer I felt as if I had really accomplished something. I am planning to pursue a career in elementary education. I love children, and just knowing that as a

I remember when I was in middle school and high school how I used to volunteer at the local Head Start Program where my mother was a teacher. I enjoyed helping her with lesson plans and craft projects for her class. During school breaks I would often volunteer at the Head Start Program. I enjoyed reading to the children and helping them with arts and craft projects. It was rewarding to watch them as they learned. In high school, I took a class that offered child care for the local mothers. This state government funded program exposed me to early childhood education once again. I now realize that I was rehearsing for what would become my ultimate destiny, my future career.