My Job Shadowing Career

All the time people ask, “Oh, why do you want to be a teacher, they don’t make that much money?” However, teachers make decent pay. On average, a teacher will make $53,000 per year. In the state of Wisconsin and Minnesota, teachers make the average salary and have the

Teachers work during the school year just as much as some people do year round. They more than likely spend their free time grading papers and helping struggling students by interacting with them one-on-one. Most teachers in South Dakota do have a second job, and they still struggle to make ends meet sometimes. Think about how many good dedicated teachers have just walked away from the profession just because they couldn’t afford to remain teaching. However, the real victims of low teacher pay are the children that are losing their teachers because of financial issues. The majority of people think that teachers don’t work hardly at all through the year. In actuality they more often times than not work the hardest to help students graduate and become productive members of

My mentor would have to probably be my sister. She has been through alot, good and bad. And that is all that has made her very strong. She has 4 daughters and she is always there for them helping them out as much as possible, and she then yet still tries to help everyone out as much as possible.

I had my job shadow at West Liberty Middle School and I chose this school because I have been there previously. I spent the whole day at this school and learned a lot throughout the day. I am a family friend with the teacher who teaches seventh and eight grade English. Although I do not plan to teach middle school I still enjoy and learn a lot going to this school, because there’s a very diverse group of students from my different backgrounds. I feel like shadowing this school is much more realistic to the difficulties I may encounter as a teacher, therefore I benefit from shadowing this teacher and school.

After a brief interview, I was assigned the position as a mentor. Mentors helps their younger students known as “little buddies” by taking them under their wing. The buddy system is very good way to help build up internal assets in the elementary aged students. For example, one internal category we work on a lot falls under Commitment to Learning. At College Mentors for Kids, the buddy pairs work with each other allowing for growth and knowledge to be gained at almost every activity. My favorite internal asset to see being achieved is asset number 21. This asset is known as Achievement Motivation. When students obtain this asset they start creating ambitious goals and aren’t afraid to work hard to achieve them. Once this asset is gained, the buddy pairs can excel in numerous activities like planning for college or trying to figure out how to move ahead in school. However, the relationships are not only beneficial for the little buddy, but also for the college aged students as well. It has enabled me to develop more leadership skills and a love for helping a diverse group of people.

I was able to really connect with everyone else in the society as well as build a relationship with the teachers and staff. Talking about my experiences with teaching and mentoring I was able to go teach elementary school students about communication and expressions at a big seminar that took place at a community college. After that I was also able to go to an elementary school in my town with the National Honors Society which we read to a class of students and did various activities with them. We would either help them draw and write about the pictures or we would do arts and crafts with them relating to a specific topic. Referencing the discussions from our first class something I am passionate about is being able to directly work with kids and like Professor Riem said you have to want to come into class everyday with a positive attitude or you'll always end up having a negative attitude. Personally I always like to have a positive outlook on things and I am passionate about putting my attitude towards the children I work with. Skills and traits that make someone a valuable team player is you have to be dedicated, focused, patient, and

The mentor I have chosen is Jane Stanley. Ms. Stanley was influenced by the stories of her grandfather to become a nurse. She was unsure if she could do it at first because she did not think she was smart enough, but she began to love it. While Ms.Stanley was attending school she came across what she thought was an obstacle. She was five months pregnant and ready to drop out of school, but with the encouragement of her husband she did not give up. She graduated and could not be more grateful for the strength god had given her.

The mentors I had within each engagement area helped me to grow as an academic student and a future young professional. Dr. Cormier and Dr. Park served as my mentors during my Research Engagement Area and Director Gibson and Ms. Yon who were my mentors for both my Internship and Service

I believe a good mentor should have the ultimate goal of successfully teaching the student, meanwhile, guiding them properly in a manner in which he/she learns by themselves. In the National Honors Society, I have participated in a program called “Mustang Buddies”.

After spending an entire day job shadowing the director of tennis at River City, I do not want to pursue this field of study. Before I began this job shadow, I knew that I did not want to go into this profession because I have dreams of working on Wall Street in New York City. I thought that job shadowing a tennis teaching professional would be a fun, and enjoyable, way to spend the day. Cy Lystilla, one of my tennis coaches, is the man who I job shadowed for this project. Throughout the day, I learned a ton of new information about his responsibilities as the director of tennis. If I would not have taken the time to job shadow Cy, I would have never known about all of the little tasks he has to complete before the end of his day.

So you want to be an elementary school teacher? It’s a challenging career, requiring patience and social skills, as you have to be able to wrangle a room filled with rambunctious children. Once you get through the tough stuff, the career is filled with immeasurable rewards. Being an elementary school teacher is not just going into a classroom and teaching kids how to add numbers, where something is on a map, or how to write. This career is far deeper than that, you will build a relationship with each and every student and ultimately build the foundation of the students’ future education. Elementary school teachers guide their students through a crucial period in their lives. This career is a good choice for people who want to make a

A teacher’s salary has come a very long way in the U.S. from 1980 to now, it went from 15 (elementary) and 16(secondary) thousand a year to 57 and 59 thousand a year as average. That is a pretty decent change in just a little over thirty years. But as the salary went up so has the cost of living, so, in reality, it is not much help. Texas is the state with the most teachers since 2014. Texas has a total of 342,257 and California comes in second while New York comes in third (statista). That is a lot of people, who all happen to be on a state salary schedule in Texas. What this means is that teachers all get paid the starts salary and depending on who has been there longer than others determine who gets a bonus or raise.

At Jugheads, we had other students, called assistants, mentor us. These students were high school students, and yet they taught us how to juggle. From them I learned perseverance and overcoming frustration. These student leaders left a lasting impact on me. They took significant chunks of time out of their lives to teach children years younger than them. As soon as I was able, I asked to become one as well. I started volunteering teaching third to fifth

My high school years have strengthened many of my skills due to my participation in extra-curricular activities. Out of the activities I’ve had the opportunity to be apart of, my proudest involvement has been my school’s Peer Mentoring program. Being a peer mentor allowed me to be a leader in many situations, while also giving me a sense of what it’s like to work as a unit. As a peer mentor, I decided to create a special

"The judge has made his decision, the accused has been found guilty." These are the words that one day I will finally hear. My future goal is to be a lawyer. A lawyer is a professional person authorized to practice law. They defend or prosecute people for the crimes they have committed. (dictionary.com) I am very out spoken and believe in fighting for what I want or think is right.