My Future Career And An Asl Interpreter

For the first informational interview, I interviewed a credentialed teacher, who is part of a program called Urban Teachers. I selected her because I wanted to know other ways or path to become a teacher. Additionally, I always dream of becoming a teacher, but I am hesitant on whether I have the skills to teach students. Lastly, my interest assessment showed that one of the possible careers that are suitable for me is teacher. Therefore, I decided to interview a teacher, who was referred by my mother. The interview was done through Skype because she is currently working at Washington D.C since the program Urban Teachers is from John Hopkins University. The question that I asked were: what was her hesitation in becoming a teacher, what is her

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

I am the eldest of seven kids in my family. I am hard of hearing with the assistance hearing aids to help me to communicate and I read people lips well. The skills I have helped encourage people and allow them to strive for greater things. As an occupational therapist, one needs to encourage patients to hold an object or throw a ball and help them to achieve their goals. I always wanted to learn the American Sign Language, even though I know how to speak. Since the age of ten, I found sign language to be fascinating and always wanted to learn it. I had a tutor who taught me sign language, and now I am continuing to learn more. In addition, knowing ASL will help me communicate with deaf-mute

In life, we all experience many difficulties but along with those difficulties  there are many opportunities to learn how to grow. One major accomplishment in my life did not come in the form of an formal award, but as an educational stepping stone.  I struggled with a foreign language while in high school,  so I decided to take American Sign Language. I was able take to this class quickly and it felt incredibly good! I learned about the opportunities that could be available by learning about  ASL. This class broadened my outlook on professionalism and career  development. Two key drivers needed to function in any profession are compassion and understanding. These two drivers  are incredibly important in helping to supportive people you are

For the next part of the interview I asked what education and experiances have proven helpful for her current job. My mother replied to me with telling me, that her masters degree in educational administration helped. As well as her privious job of being a parent educater which helped to provide her with necessery skills. I then asked her how she well she

The life of a teacher is filled with lots of paperwork and little teaching or personal time. Since I love the Deaf and education, I thought this would be a great fit. It has been the best career change ever! 8. Why did you decide to Interpret in the k-12 setting? Since I loved education and have spent 5 years teaching I thought I would fit into the

Mrs. Yearwood currently works as a lead teacher in a private learning center located in Ashburn, VA where she just recently relocated to from Germany last summer. Now that her husband is retired from the U.S Army she is now able to settle down and focus on her career. Mrs. Yearwood was the perfect candidate for my interview because I plan to begin working in the child development centers or schools on the military installation my husband would be stationed until I gain enough experience and finish my Master’s to pursue other occupations to assist me with my overall goal of beginning my own youth program. The questions from the interview are listed below.

My interest in special education came about when I got a job at a private preschool for children with autism. It’s the most rewarding job seeing those little ones smile when they mastered a new school. It is also rewarding knowing that you are changing that child’s life. Although, I have seconded guessed my degree multiple time I have always came back to education, but went with a broader field in psychology to expand my availability to careers. I always enjoyed kids and from a little girl I had a skill to teach my peers and for them to learn.

I interviewed Ms.Grealy. Name of School, church, or agency? The name of the school is The Reform Church Nursery School. Education received? Ms.Grealy has a bachelor in education. Years of working and at present location? In the field? Ms.Grealy has worked at the Reform Church Nursery School for ten years. She started at this school as a mom and as her kids got older she started working here and then teaching. Work title? Ms.Grealy is a teacher in the morning and a ministrative assistant in the afternoon in the office.

Whenever I was asked about what it was that I wanted to be or do when I grew up my answer was always: “I don’t know, but I do know that I want to work with children.” There are many fields in which on can work with children. For instance, there is medicine, social work, law, and education. It was not until high school that I began to really think about what field I wanted to go into. Therefore, I began to volunteer at my local library and started to babysit. This led to me realizing that education was the field I want to pursue in my career. However, it was not until college that I narrowed that down to early childhood education, but to be even more specific I want to work with bilingual/ELL children in that age range. I attended a bilingual program up until the fourth grade and it was a very fulfilling experience for both my parents and me. Looking back and having done fieldwork at schools I came to realize that I want to give back to a specific field that helped me learn to read and write in the English language and not let me forget my first language which is Spanish in my early years of education. I had teachers that incorporated both languages to help not just me, but all of the students in the classroom.

I plan to work with children after graduating either in a school or in a clinical setting. I enjoy working with kids. It is because of how my cousin was treated when he was working with a speech pathologist that has led me to want to be a speech pathologist. He struggled as a child to communicate. Seeing

Trying to decide what to do for the rest of my life is a hassle. I have to consider what I do well, what I enjoy, and how much income I would like to make. No one wants to wake up every morning hating their lives because they have to work long hours doing something they do not enjoy just to earn an income. The more a person loves their job, the better they will be at it and the more they will be willing to go to work. After spending many years being indecisive about my future, I have finally committed to pursue a career in speech pathology at Nicholls State University.

I chose Education as my career path because I have always wanted to spend my life in a profession that I enjoy and that I want to go to each day and not dread over. I want to teach children to be lifelong learners because that is what I am, and you can never learn to much information. I want children to enjoy learning new things and want to find out new things as they go throughout their own lives, just as I enjoy learning new ways of connecting to and educating them.

I want to be a teacher because I so that I may use my content area, hopefully American Sign Language, to help guide others who will shape society. My favorite subject in high school and college was American Sign Language where I learned that within the American culture there are thousands of sub-cultures contributing to society. Some of these sub-cultures have more difficulties in life than others, but having the ability to understand why people behave in specific ways is a crucial tool to becoming a functional adult. Understanding leads to respect, and if I can lead by example, by respecting my students, it is my sincere hope that they will find their remarkable place within society.I found the three keys, listed above, to be extremely insightful

Preview Main Points: Throughout the interviewing process, I was able to gain insight into my career goals, the role of communication in education, and my own communication skills.