Why I Want to Pursue a Degree in Ece

Since moving to the United States, a land of opportunity, I followed the immigrant tradition of working hard to pursue my passion/ambition to study and get my degree. I started attending community college a year after I came to the United states. I spent three years at Northern Virginia Community College and transferred to the university of Virginia to earn a B.A degree. I have always kept a full-time job while attending community college to cover my living expenses and help my parents back home Throughout my journey of achieving a higher degree, I learned how to work hard and how to overcome challenges in my own personal and academic life. Now I am very confident in achieving my goals.

During my last thirty years of my working life, I have only spent the last nine in education. I spent most of this time working in the oil field, traveling and living life as a “company man”. It was a divorce that shined a light on the possibilities of a career in education. I was now a single father with a three-year old little girl. I could no longer dedicate myself to call hours, weekend commitments, and travel demands of the oil industry. I took my first teaching job working in a private Christian school in Katy, Texas. There I developed and taught a new Computer Literature curriculum. With a bachelor of science degree in Information Technology and Networking Management I attend an alternative certification program to teach in the public sector. I took my first public teaching job at an alternative school call Compass, teaching eighth grade math. To say that I went into education heads first with this school is an understatement. Compass is a transition school for kids either coming from or the last chance before a child detention center. I was able to interact with many students having ADHD and/or behavior problems. There were times when my entire class had a BIP, IEP or both. The processes,

I first became interested in teaching in my sophomore year in high school. My inspiration came from three amazing teachers who showed passion for their subject matter as well as a love for teaching. My desire to become a teacher was amplified by the many leadership and teaching roles that I took on while I was in Boy Scouts. While teaching in Boy Scouts I learned that teaching was what mattered most to me. Under my leadership, I helped advance many scouts to the rank of Eagle Scout as well as winning multiple awards at every summer camp that we attended. This was my jumping point into enrolling in Old Dominion University’s education program.

By applying for ECA, I hope to improve upon my academic independence. ECA is the right school for me because it offers the “college experience” on a high school level. The friends I’ve got who are attending ECA love the atmosphere and learning experience they’re getting. I’ve looked into attending ECA on multiple occasions, but always backed away because I didn’t think I would be good enough to go. Much has changed; I believe I’m more than capable of going to the ECA program at EMU and doing well. With a fresh start, I’m looking forward to doing my best.

There are many reasons why I decided to go back to school. Upon graduating from high school in 2007 I decided to attend trade school due to my passion for cutting hair. After I obtained my certified barber license in 2009, I began my self-employed journey into entrepreneurship along with starting community college in 2011. As a few months went by I found myself incarcerated leaving my wife and 10-month son behind. Four years slowly passed and I return home with a totally different mind state of cherishing life and taking advantage of opportunities. Therefore, in April of 2015, working as a welder, I enrolled into Bethel University as a full-time online student seeking a degree in Organization Leadership. Right after incarceration I joined a

After hearing Kristina’s background of her road to becoming a teacher, I began to ask her questions about her teaching experience. The first question that I asked Kristina was what influenced her decision to become a teacher? Kristina’s response to this question connected greatly to my own influences. She had known that she wanted to teach from about second grade. Kristina nannied and babysat for multiple kids when she was younger. The experience she had with watching kids had an impact on what she wanted to do in her life. Having the opportunity to relate to children

Since I started taking classes at Q.C.C I have had no lapses in my education and have even taken summer classes to try and get done with my degree sooner. My schedule has only allowed me to take classes part-time since I am still working and also have 1 child that isn’t in school full-time yet.

I remember visiting my pediatrician one day in the 8th grade, and thinking to myself, “There’s no way I could work here and be here every single day.” To this day, when I talk of my dream of one day becoming a teacher, my mom still sometimes sits in a silent response. However, this only reminds me that my passion is based off of my desire to make a difference, not to optimize my pay.

Let me be the first to tell you that my education was not the most honorable of endeavors. I have a whole lot of respect for young people that have that insatiable drive and desire when it comes to their education. My big drive was partly an effort to keep from being shown up by my son, and partly to get my promotion into administration and the subsequent doubling of salary. I will be the first to admit that because my reasons for returning to school were not as genuine as most, I struggled, not with the course work but with the commitment, I almost quit several times in the first year. I can’t imagine doing what you did, I already had my BA, so twenty-one months of night classes and an internship at the student union was all I had to do and

For nearly ten years I have wanted to go back to school to become a teacher. I had a successful career in digital media that gave me a flexible schedule to manage my growing family, yet mostly felt unfulfilled. In 2014 I was laid off from my position, and new that was my moment to try my hand as an educator. I taught as a substitute in several schools and districts in Massachusetts, then finally settled in last February as a Teaching Assistant for a kindergarten classroom at Greylock Elementary.

This was the first obstacle in my path for returning to school. Next I forced myself to consider my future and take responsibility for my mistakes. I rekindled a passion for reading and writing, started working on original content, and volunteered at the local public library system. When an opportunity revealed itself, I applied for a clerk position and was hired. I now had the beginnings of a career I could feel proud and excited about rather, than a job I felt compelled to attend in order to live

For once things were going okay , I honestly woke up one morning , after thinking hard about my life and what I want to make of it . At the rate I was going , There was no way I was going to graduate from high school . I started to feel guilty , that I'm given this opportunity to receive free education so that way I can grow up to be successful in every way , yet I chose to not accept it because I was not happy with how my worker treated me and how my life was going at all , and figured there was no way I was going to make it out of high school . After feeling that way , I thought to myself that I should try to get in contact with my guidance councilor just to see what I was going to be doing the following year . She told me I needed 12 more credits , In one school year I can make a minimum of 8 . Anxiety filled me with the thought of not walking down to get my diploma , and I knew I would drown in self loathe if I couldn't graduate with my class of 2017 . Having to pull some strings , my school councillor and I found the plan to help me accumulate all 12 high school credits , it was a miracle . So in order for me to achieve my goal , first I was required to earn 1 credit back at summer school , I have to earn 8 credits at Jonathan Law , complete an afternoon program at alternative education in which I can acquire 2 credits , and lastly I must be employed all school year , working a minimum of

It wasn’t until junior year of high school, I realized I had a strong passion for teaching and helping others. When I was a child, dress-up and tea parties were never an option for my “play-date” guests. I was always pretending to be a teacher, while my guest landed the role as the student in class along with all of my stuffed animals and dolls. I have always dreamed of becoming a teacher, but it wasn’t until I reached high school I realized I wanted to become a high school teacher. For a while I was unsure of what I would like to teach. All I knew was I wanted to teach at a secondary level. During senior year, I found my passion. I realized Family and Consumer Science was the path for me.

My professional background has varied, but the consistent component has been service to others. I obtain a heart for helping others, especially children. My dream was to become a classroom teacher. With my experience in leading classrooms in private religious settings, I knew I could excel as a teacher. I had been groomed for it since a young age. As a child, I repeatedly convinced teachers to give me extra pages

Why am I a teacher? When I was a child I always had to pretend play school with my friends and I always had to be the teacher. My mom was a preschool teacher at the local day care center and I grew up seeing her cut bulletin boards and plan lessons. My best friend in middle school 's mom was also a teacher. I never wanted to be anything else and didn 't really have a back up plan if this teaching thing didn 't work out. In this paper I will take you on a journey through my educational years in elementary school and middle school, my time high school, delve into my time in college and then into my career as a teacher.