Pursuing Elementary Education

I have been on the honor roll every trimester for almost three years now. My grades have never dropped below an 80% which shows that I take my education very seriously and that I take pride in my work.

Ever since I can remember I have always been passionate about helping other people, which then sparked my desire to continue my education. As I began to grow older I witnessed my four brothers drop out of high school, and that lead to the expectation

. After two years, I was able to find my way and becoming an honor high school student; I was able to qualify honor classes and A.P classes. Due to my efforts, I also got the high school business award for 2008. I persuaded for a better education by challenging myself with heavier work and difficult tasks. I was able to pass the state exams and graduate from high school with a 3.6 GPA.

Being an Elementary Education Major the National Education Association or the NEA seemed to be a great organization to research, and possibly join in the future when I become an educator. When I finish my studies at the University of Alabama I plan to stay in the state of Alabama and teach.

Many people attend post-secondary school for abundant reasons, some may be for themselves and others for their family. I am wanting to further my education for a list of reasons. First, I want to help my family out financially, due to my mom not being able to work due to lupus. She has been the main driving force behind everything I do knowing that everything that I do might be the last thing she sees. I want to be able to help my parents financially while attaining my dream job from my dream university. I hope to attend Navarro, majoring in kinesiology, during the summer and transfer to The University of Texas at San Antonio for the fall to finish my degree. I then hope to pursue a job as either a Graduate assistant or a high school football

Throughout my high school career, I chose to challenge myself in the classroom. Rather than taking the basic route to earning a high school diploma, I chose to seek an even high honor of obtaining the honor's diploma. Throughout my years, I was told by various people that the honor's diploma was unnecessary, colleges won't care about it, and that it's just for bragging rights. Although some of these statements may be true, I didn't let the negativity get in the way of my goal. I was set on working towards and honor's diploma and no one was going to stop me.

My most important scholastic honor was to be placed on the Dean’s Honor Roll during the Fall Quarter of my junior year of college. It signified renewal in my college career and was directly resulted from my improved living situation. My grades initially suffered during the first two years of college due to my home responsibilities of raising my sister, helping build the family business, and getting married. I also had to deal with my immigration issues and find the means to afford college. I confronted my conflicts head on by taking the initiative and adapting to solve them. By junior year, I had solved my immigration issues and funded my education from the family business that I helped manage and build. This allowed me to dedicate more time

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

“Prisoners have a variety of risk factors that make their transition to mainstream society more difficult. For example, 40 percent of state prisoners and 27 percent of federal prisoners have neither a high school diploma nor GED. By comparison, just 18 percent of the general population failed to obtain a GED or high school diploma”, Conis, Delisi (2013). Most convicted inmates typically don’t have any high education achievements prior to their convictions. In prison, inmates are revoked the opportunities such as work, education and social contact from the outside world. They chose this path by the actions they took to get them in a correctional facility. Prisons do offer education and vocational programs to rehabilitate them while

The Association for Middle Level Education 's list of Middle Level Teacher Preparation Standards focuses directly on the knowledge and skills needed to teach young adolescents successfully. Middle Level Teacher '€™s use their knowledge of major concepts, principles, theories and research to improve their practice. The AMLE Standards provide a guideline to assist in curricular decisions, preparation and planning and providing a safe and effective learning environment for the Middle Level Students. Standard One; Young Adolescent Development is imperative for being an adequate educator for this age level. In order to successfully fulfill these standards, it 's important to understand the transitional years 10-15 year olds are experiencing at

An educational experience that I had to provide a foundation for participating in the Honors College was when I was nominated, along with three of my classmates, to attend American Legion Boys State. This opportunity was very rare and I was thankful to be accepted into this very selective program. As part of the program I spent a week at Rider University. There I learned about America's Democratic system and participated in many activities, seminars and mock elections. I had a week's experience of what college is and I couldn't wait til next year when I would have this everyday. I had to make friends and had to step out of my comfort zone. This experience helped me prepare myself for college because it gave me a taste of what college life was

Another assumption of mine is that, in general, individuals who are educated tend to be less prejudice, and racist. Amanda is obtaining her degree in elementary education, and did confirm that she is the only one who is currently working towards a degree. While this example proved my assumptions to be true, I do not believe is true for everyone who is educated. We constantly see discriminatory events on campuses nationwide. For example, during my undergraduate career, a noose was hung from the ceiling of our auditorium. This event sent the whole campus on frenzy.

For every class I studied a ton and learned easier ways to help me work with either a problem for math or a writing prompt for english. I work my butt off to stay in all of my honors classes. I studied hard for my grades and took any extra credit assignment if i felt i needed it. Staying after school to finish assignments or redo tests or quizzes also helped my grades as well. I try my hardest on all of my assignments and it was incredibly difficult to achieve this honor and i am very proud of myself for being able to do it. Grades are only half of the honor, the other half is the community service project. For my community service I did three things. The first thing Was helping a church called church beyond walls which is a church for those

North Kansas City School Districts' diploma of distinction, the Gold Medallion Honors Diploma, requires greater participation in advanced core classes and increased experience in performance events and assessments. Enrolling in this high school program has been an incredible educational experience for me. One of the requirements is for each student to take part in a 40-hour internship, specifically in the field pertaining to their intended major or career. While this may be viewed as a substantial and potentially tedious requirement, it became a remarkable opportunity for me to experience what I may spend the rest of my life doing.

My head is plagued; with my self-deprecating fears, emotions too complex to comprehend, and ne’er do well intentions. We are required by law to abide by the rules of education: Pursuing in such education within our younger years. This requirement, however, does nothing to soothe my vexed mind. Despite this impediment to my tranquility, I do in fact find some serenity through my interests. With singing, drawing, and video games, I feel better. Everything feels better.