Why Is It Important To Pursue A Career In Elementary School?

After finishing middle school and the first two years of high school, I finished out my High School years at Jenkins. Jenkins is where I discovered I wanted to work with children. And not just any children, I wanted to work with special needs children and children who were only slightly behind. I had a friend there who had a learning disability. She could function just as well as the rest of us in the class; she just had a hard time grasping certain concepts. She was always picked on and decided that she wanted to give up. I felt horrible. My heart was broken because

In the late sixteenth, English put forth their effort to establish in America, specifically on Roanoke island. In 1584, English colonies found east coast of North America but not permanently settled. Until 1587. Raleigh, John White and a group of 115 English settlers arrived at Roanoke Island. Although this great achievement had inflated nation 's economy and promote country’s prosperity, its reign didn’t last long. John White came back to Roanoke after 3 years of disappearance. After his arrival, John had no clue where the colonists went and the only remnant left was a single word “CROATON” carved on a wooden-post. This event has shaken the world with many possible theories and was considered as one of the most famous unsolved mysteries in American History.

There is a quote that I have embraced during my professional journey I like that state, “The influence of a good teacher can never be erased”. As a product of the Muscogee County School district, my life mirrors that statement. If it were not for my awesome teachers I would not be the person and teacher I am today. Growing up poor, I lived in Wilson Apartments and attended Fox Elementary School. It was my kindergarten teacher Mrs. Vignery that ignited my passion to become a teacher. She would always hold my hand and made me feel loved despite my many issues. As a result, I wanted to pass this love to my students. I cannot remember not one single thing that she taught me, but I will never forget how she made me feel. I find myself holding

Between 1998 to 2001 there have been 10 school shootings involving 43 deaths and 60 wounded teachers and students (Hawley, 1). Based off of the Council of State Governments there were 33 states presented with bills related to arming teachers and staff but only Alabama, Kansas, Tennessee, South Dakota, and Texas passed laws (Murphy). These bills were presented after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. In the States of Utah and Rhode Island any adult with a concealed weapon permit can carry a firearm on school grounds.

As a student, people deal with teachers for at least twelve to thirteen years of their life and not all of them are bad, but then again they are not all good either. Most teachers fall into three categories; the I Am Just Here For the Paycheck, the Shut Up I Hate Children, and the Holy Grail. Now it is understood that teachers have a hard job dealing with snot nose brats and even snottier parents, but sometimes a teacher has to over look all that and do the job to the best of the teachers ability, and some do a great job of that, but others scrap the bottom of their barrels everyday.

The best teacher I ever had was a high school history teacher name Donald Langford. Mr. Langford was always there for his students. Most days during his preparation period, students could be found with him either getting help in school, or advice on some issue they were having. He was a “no nonsense” kind of teacher who could always go right to the problem with an accurate solution. His classes were engaging and it never seemed like we were being forced to learn. He was able to make understanding of the subject easy. He classes were comfortable, upbeat, and always

Because she was certified and was able to produce results she quickly landed another opportunity, which she would walk away from as well after only two months of employment. Now you may say well she just didn’t want to work, ok possibly, but not even a week after her declaration of independence from teaching, did my other sister resign from her teaching position after three years and being in three different districts. On top of those not so positive situations, I was encountering the almost perplexing nonchalant attitude of students who confessed daily, “You won’t be here all year anyway, every year one of my teachers quit in the middle of the year” and this is was from the mouth of a fifth grader. Growing up, I could never recall a teacher quitting on me, the class or any other class, but nowadays it seems almost expected. Today, I am experiencing first hand that teachers are coming and going not only year-by-year but for some it’s month by month. Does the administration even care about retention? A thought I ponder as I hear others tell of their situations at their schools and how they don’t

Throughout my entire high school career, I went through all different types of teachers. The fun and exciting science teachers, poetic and strict English teachers, and lastly, the boring and idiotic instructors. Now, I am not saying they were idiotic per se, but definitely boring. During my Sophomore year, I had a Spanish teacher, the previous year I had heard so much from my older brother about Mrs. Molina. He described her as a “hardcore Hispanic teacher” I was expecting the worse. Full blown essays or maybe full oral reports in proper Spanish rather than the slang I was used to at home. First class, bell work and vocabulary was assigned to be completed, nothing else. I thought that maybe she was just letting everyone get settled in before

During my adolescences I encountered a selected few of good teachers and many bad ones. The bad ones that I have encounter were those that had one student(me) missing the lesson in order to always help a foreign student that did not speak English and needed help to understand what was going on. I only agreed to help because I was a talkative child and it was an excuse to make a new friend and talk during class. In my years of

Trained as an educator with a Master’s Degree from Xavier University, I taught in the public school system for 13 years. Currently, I work as the Director of Children’s Ministries at an 1100-member church. Although I have thoroughly loved and learned much through my current position, I miss the daily connections with students and academics.

I believe that the current system our school district is using is flawed and doesn’t allow students to be well rounded. Under the current curriculum we are focusing on the main core areas: math, English, science, and social studies. All of these areas are very important to a student's success; however, children need to have the opportunity to explore other avenues outside of this box. These choices include but are not limited to shop classes, food classes, and classes focusing on certain occupations such as teaching or health. The school should begin offering summer electives because it would help kids become more rounded, allow them to explore other avenues, and keep them involved in education during the summer break.

The teacher who has had the most impact on me was my English 101 teacher. After high school, I went straight to college and took English 101 as one of my first classes. I came from a very good school and was extremely confident in my writing abilities. I had a fixed mindset about my abilities but not in the traditional way. I was convinced that I couldn’t be better. After hammering out a paper in a couple of days, turning it in with pride then continuing on with daily life, I received my paper, with a C! I couldn’t believe it I never got C’s on my work, ever. I went through a lot of stages of denial. I thought it was a mistake, or maybe the teacher had a personal grudge against

The only issue that stands in the way of this privilege becoming a possibility in school, is a short lunch. Our lunch runs from 12:15 to 12:45; that is a 30 minute lunch period. If we were to lengthen that to about an hour to and hour and a half, that means that we would not get out of school until about 3:50pm. “French students have a two-hour lunch break from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. During their two-hour lunch break, they can eat at home or at a restaurant”. (Johnson). However french schools do not get out of school until 4:30 pm. On the other hand, students probably would not mind getting out later if it means that they get to leave during

My elementary school years, to me, and I think a lot of people could agree with that. I have literally zero good memories from my grade school years. The only things that comes to mind when i even think of elementary school are upset teachers, disappointing grades, and terribly mean students. I was a˜ very hyper active child but a lot of teachers mistakened my hyperness for a bad apple. This led to a lot of phone calls home, letters to my mom, and my desk being seated next to or in front of my teacher. It was horrible, to have a teacher scold you over and over for doing something you are not in control of. There were a lot of recess missed and lot of things written 50 to 100 times. It was almost depressing. If it weren't for my incredible imagination

My worst class experience all started in 10th grade year in an Algebra 2 class taught by Mr.Trichtinger or Mr.T for short. I'm going to tell you the horror he unleashed upon me and everybody else in that class. He could have probably won worst teacher of the year for that season because I don't see how anybody could've topped his performance in that category. I had never met a teacher that went out of their way to start arguments with their students. I had never met before a person I truly hated with a passion all before I met Mr.T.