What Makes A Teacher?

I truly enjoy being able to support the children along their learning and discovering adventure with new concepts, ideas and experiences. The children should be introduced to understand about themselves so that they can learn who they are, who they can be and will be. It is a fulfilling feeling to know that as an early childhood educator, I can help to support the children to open their minds. At times, as cooperate in learning

“Because young children look up to adults and learn through example, it is especially important that you serve as a good role model in this profession. ‘Remember how important your job is,’ June Gannon says. ‘Everything you say and do will affect these children’” (“Preschool”). This is one point alone, stated from June Gannon, a highly regarded professional in the field of early childhood education, that shows how strongly preschool teachers impact a young child and his/her entire life. It is common for preschool teachers to be looked upon as less impactful than a grade school teacher. Preschool teachers’ income is also very much lower than a grade-school teacher’s. However, there are many people that think otherwise. I believe that the

For a long time I didn’t know what I would like to pursue as a career but when I reflected on my life I realized some of my favorite times in life were when I was teaching someone something and when I was learning. In my future career as a high school teacher I will able to do both of those things. Seeing peoples’ eyes light up with interest because they

From my experiences, with jobs in the field of early childhood education are rewarding because you get great satisfaction, making a difference in the lives of children and families. The demand for children’s education and technology has increased tremendously. Thus causing the requirement for a job in the field of early childhood education to increase and become stricter.

Once I started to teach for the children to improve individually, and not just to pass to the next class, the students started to do a lot better. This job taught me how to be patient and understanding, I learned more about life from teaching than I could have from any school

When I was in this program, I found that working with these young children was very rewarding. It was rewarding to me because I felt like I had a positive influence on them and their education. It made me happy to know that I was going to leave a mark on them and potentially help them flourish into a wonderful, well-rounded adult. Some of the challenges that I faced when working with these young children was communicating with them and their parents. Sometimes, the parents would get upset and wonder why we are

My life learning experience is gain from working in the early childhood sectors of Head Start and working with pre-kindergarteners of the Orleans and Jefferson public-school system. As I reminisce about my decision to work in education, I realized it has been extremely enriching and rewarding. The reward of being an educator is helping families to better their lives through

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).

For me the decision to become a primary school teacher was a natural decision. Upon graduating Year 12, the concept just ‘clicked’; as for over 5 years I had thoroughly enjoyed teaching ballroom dancing to children and it made sense to me to enter such a profession. I deeply treasured seeing my students flourish into delightful young dancers with my teaching.

Meanwhile, it would be difficult to not mention the joy I am afforded because of my love for childcare. Whether expressed verbally or by gifts like drawings, I deeply value the sense of appreciation I receive from the children. Ultimately, I seek to provide them with an example to emulate and as a result, I play an significant role in the

I have chosen to go into this field because I want to be one of those early childhood teacher that get children ready for important part of life. Having little cousins to watch growing up as well my own children and see them grow in their early education has shown me that I want to be part of that. I love the thought of being the first person to get the children started with their education by helping them along the way with fun filled classroom activities and games.

Growing up I never found a hobby I truly enjoyed. My two younger siblings were very outgoing but, it was not as easy for me. My parents were more than willing to pay for it but, over time I lost the desire to find a hobby. I was in the 5th grade when I realized school was my passion. The winter of 2007, I lost my grandfather to leukemia. It was then, that I realized how much I wanted to make him proud. The only way I knew how to accomplish such a goal, was through school. From that point on, school became everything to me. Of course people love doing what they are best at and school was all I really had going for me. Numerically, I was by far, never the best in school but, that did not weaken my determination. My freshman year, Towson University introduced their teaching program to high schools around the county. My passion for learning quickly developed to a passion for teaching. In my eyes teaching will be my way of making a difference and giving back to my society.

Choosing a career is not an easy task. As a child, I never knew what I eventually wanted to grow up to be, but in the back of my mind I would always say a teacher because I come from a long history of teachers in my family. One of my grandpas was a high school math teacher along with coaching the football team. My aunt is an elementary school substitute teacher specializing in special needs students, while my uncle is a high school history teacher. While, my father is a physical education teacher who has taught at both the elementary and high school level. Growing up around so many teachers made me think I was destined to be a teacher, although at the time, I was not passionate about it, until my senior year of high school. Senior year I decided to take a child development course where I had the opportunity to volunteer daily at an elementary school. I quickly fell in love with the students and decided that inspiring young children to succeed was my calling. It was this opportunity that made me decide that becoming a teacher was my destiny. Last year I declared as a Child and Adolescent Studies (CHAD) to peruse my dreams of becoming a teacher

Being a teacher was always seen as a boring job; it’s very hard to be one, they have to become a master of what they are teaching, and they don’t get payed a lot. The one thing that students don’t realize about teachers is that when they see their students eyes light up from learning something new, it’s one of the best feelings in the world. When teaching my students I could see the indulgence of learning something new in their eyes and I felt that feeling teachers get, the feeling of being independent, and grown-up. Independence truly brings happiness to a

When asking yourself why you chose the career path you have chosen it’s easy to say you did this because you “like it”. However, when it comes to the area of education that cannot be your only reason as to why you chose this pathway and a desire to work with children is not a valid reason either. I am willing to say, that I started on this path for that very reason. I spent my high school years babysitting the neighbor’s kids and spent my summers being a counselor at the local camp and thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. This lead me to believe, that because I enjoyed working with children from toddlers to school age, that would be enough to get me through this career. I am delighted to say, that while participating in my education classes and experiencing what it is like to work in a Preschool classroom, my reasoning’s for why I am continue down this route has transformed.