My First Career Is My Second Option

During my field experience at Ridge Elementary school, I was placed in a 4th-grade classroom. While working on my field experience I had gotten the luxury to connect and bond with several types of student’s from various backgrounds and demographics. When I first stepped foot into the fourth-grade classroom it was very well decorated with quotes, educational tips, and motivational messages. There were three windows in which the students often gazed out while working. The walls were an eggshell color which was kind of depressing. Adding color to the walls would have made the environment feel a little more joyful yet the students still made that classroom their second home by decorating their desks.

My alternate career path is nursing. I think this would be a good career for me because in nursing you have to work with people and you help them, and I like to help people anyway I can. I didn’t pick nursing as my major because to be a nurse you have to go to school for four years and I didn’t want to do that, so I decided to do a degree that is only two years.

Upon first entering college, I struggled deciding at such a young age what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Through babysitting and volunteering with pre-school aged children at my church and through a school program called STARS, it became evident to me I had a love for helping children. It fascinated me to see how they viewed the world around them and how quickly they learned new truths everyday. Nevertheless, I knew I would not get the full enjoyment interacting with children as a schoolteacher because the teacher to student ratio is so large. Classroom demands would make it much more difficult to devot individualized attention to each student, and I did not like that concept. So

My career choice is a Forensic Psychologist. Since I first figured what I wanted to be when I grew up, it either involved science, medicine, and law. I went from Surgeon to Scientist then to Lawyer. It always somehow involved the criminal field. So, I did more research on what I could assemble and I came to the conclusion that being a Forensic Psychologist was the best route for me to take. In my paper, I will be telling you more in depth information about my career choice, how my thoughts of my career choice relate to the information of my career, my plan to get to this career, and furthermore my future.

I want to build a sense of community were discipline problems can be prevented, children can feel safe, secure, nurtured and supported by the environment through thoughtful arrangements. The large amount of space in my classroom will be devoted to the arrangement of individual student desks the U-shaped desk pattern in my classroom will allow me to make eye contact with every student and reach each student with ease and this is also good for frequent whole-group discussions. I will provide open passageways through the aisles so the children can move around the room, this is essential for children in wheelchairs to have mobility. My classroom will have brightly colored posters, rugs and furniture such colors as yellow, orange, red and green will be on the classroom walls. I will have a bulletin board in the entrance for posting lesson plans, information about special classroom activities,

Kindergarten classroom of 25 students they all sit at tables that will hold up to six students, however I have them sitting 5 to a table for ease of grouping. Each table is a team labeled by a color, a large construction paper crayon hangs from the ceiling above each table, and they have matching crayon nametags on their desks. There is a Smart Board at the front of the classroom as well as a white board. My desk is at the front of the room to the right of the white board. Different centers are located around the room such as the art center, the math center, the reading tree is in the opposite corner from my desk. The room also has a single restroom and a sink and water fountain outside of the restroom. We also have circle area to the left of the reading corner

. My students’ desks were usually found to be in groups of four and five, but the kids could be found on the floor all around the room any time they had an opportunity. I was looking at some pictures I took in class one day and began to think about other alternatives. Of course, Pinterest is the first place I looked. I discovered that it is very easy to find example of creative elementary classrooms, but it proved to be very difficult to find examples of interesting secondary classrooms. But I DID find one room. Here is the link to the article from “The Cult of Pedagogy”, complete with pictures. One look at this, and my new creation quickly formed in my mind.

The classrooms are separated by shelves and a small plastic door. Each small room is divided into different activity sections. The room I observed was the smallest of the four. It was divided into two sections. In the first section was composed of a table surrounded by eight chairs. Around the table there were shelves with toys and learning materials. Some of the learning material that could be found on the shelves were construction blocks, simple puzzles, and writing materials. The second section is covered by a carpet. Two of the walls are made of shelves and a third wall is covered by a board. In the shelves you can find books, music instruments and toys. The board is covered by the letters of the alphabet and corresponding

This is because of the awesome hours that come with being a teacher. As long as you do your job at work, you work approximately from seven to three, Monday through Friday, and have summers off. It seems like a pretty sweet gig to me but regardless of the lifestyle, I could never picture myself as a teacher. I just couldn’t put myself into the shoes of an educator and that is what threw the idea of becoming one out of my head. I continued to share this belief until very recently however when I began to speak to the individuals I mentioned earlier. They all gave me a new, unique point of view to the previous assumptions that I had on the field and I appreciated this immensely. All of the people I interviewed said that once they started to take an active role in the classroom (being the teacher is about the most active role you can play) they found their field of work to be actually fun and somewhat of a good time. Every single person in my study loved their job and my favorite quote concerning this has to be “Make sure you love it because you’re not in it for the money.”(Medley) I honestly would enjoy working a career where I could care less about the financial benefits and embark in an occupation that truly interests me. However, I don’t think that I could do that to myself because of my drive for success.

The physical environment in this classroom was very well structured. Furniture is spaced and set to

The difference I want to make as a nurse and doing what I enjoy is what drives my interest in nursing jobs. I want to do pediatric nursing because I enjoy kids. I recognize the impact that a healthy individual can have on a child through a simple encounter. I find that us as adults can bring tremendous positivity and guidance to a child’s life whether we are a teacher at their school, nurse, or police officer, because they look up to those willing to genuinely help and love on them. As a nurse I can comfort or be silly with them in their time of hurting or when they are scared and encourage them. Children hold a special place in my heart because they are also our next generation. More emphasis needs to be on their health mentally and physically because they are the future.

I believe that a career that involves teaching the next generation will be not only hugely rewarding, but also is one of the most important roles that can benefit society. I am passionate for children to enjoy their education, in much the same way that my teachers did for me. I also enjoy life's challenges and opportunities, and would like to enable others to develop skills that will help them to overcome their own. I have enjoyed working with and supporting children in the past.

My career choice is to become a pediatrician. The question is: what makes this job so interesting or fantastic enough to be chosen? This job requires many sacrifices, skills, and strengths to endeavor the obstacles on the way to the goal. This particular job is also a very honorable and noble job in the sense of helping children with their illnesses and ailments. Personally, I love children and I’m always fascinated by their actions and interesting techniques of expressing themselves. Since I am intrigued by the children’s personality I love spending time with them (and that’s why their child-like ways rub off on me). Thus, I believe that my own childish personality and my love of children will motivate me in the near future to help them

The classroom received high marks for both furnishing and space for privacy. There are enough desks and child-sized furniture for all the children in the room, space for the children to calm down in private, and a space for everyone to store their personal belongings. They also had a large, safe space for 30 minutes of gross motor play during recess. In classrooms, children need private space, small group spaces and a large group space (Kostelnik 132). This classroom has all three. The room has all of the components of a developmentally appropriate classroom, except for space.

The classroom is organized so that the student’s stuff and the teacher’s stuff should not cross paths. The students keep their materials in their cubbies at one end of the room, their pencil boxes at their seats, and their book boxes on the floor. The teacher’s stuff is located on her desk, and the back table where small group stuff gets done. The classroom setting is definitely positive and interesting because it has a minion theme. Children in that age range love minions most of the time and