Statement of Philosophy and Goals As a child playing school with the neighborhood children, I had always dreamed of becoming a teacher. Since the first day of kindergarten, watching the teacher teach us how to do basic things like counting, writing, and reading is what interested me in teaching. Throughout my elementary and secondary education I became even more interested in the teaching field. I thought that being a teacher would be the best thing in the world because a teacher has an immense amount of knowledge. Now I am in college where I am currently studying to be a secondary mathematics teacher. There are several reasons why I want to become a teacher, but the two most important reasons are to make a difference and to …show more content…
I did not only learn things like photosynthesis, but I learned how to become an adult and to respect people. I continued my learning process by going to college, and I plan on continuing this process by becoming a teacher. For example, a teacher that teaches a computer science course has to constantly learn about the new technology, so that he or she can teach his or her students the up-to-date information. A teacher is constantly learning something new because techniques are always changing. The educational learning process never ends. “The curriculum of the schools should be subject-centered. In particular, student learning should be centered on the basic subjects such as writing, reading, history, mathematics, and science.” This philosophy is from an essentialist point of view. A student’s learning process should be based on the basic subjects. Essentialism is called the back-to-basics approach because it teaches the students the essentials of academic knowledge. Ever since the launching of Sputnik in 1957, it brought the basics back to the classroom. Mathematics changed over night when Sputnik was launched. For example, an ordinary problem like one plus three became a simple word problem, “Jimmy has one apple in his basket, but Beth gave him three more apples. How many apples does Jimmy have in all?” After the launching of Sputnik, mathematic
Some teachers say that they have had the dream of being a teacher their entire life. I on the other hand would not strive for this dream until my second semester of college at the College of Southern Nevada, and I often ponder how different my life would have been if I would have had a teaching end goal from the beginning.
I’ve always aspired to be a teacher. Growing up I wasn’t the smartest kid, and honestly my teachers weren’t very much help with that. Truly, as a struggling student I felt that when I had a bad teacher, there was no chance for me. So ever since I was young, I wanted to grow up to be that change, I didn’t want any struggling student to feel like I did.
Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve known what I wanted to do. I am one of those people who was blessed enough to realize my passion at an early age. As far back as I can remember, I’ve wanted to become a teacher. I can remember as a child sitting in my room, surrounded by my stuffed animals (or students, as I saw them) and forcing my younger brother to sit still and quietly do the work I assigned him. I even had two baskets which I kept on my little wooden desk; one for my “students” to turn in work, and the other for more work which needed to be graded. I spent many afternoons
I always thought I would be a teacher and I would make differences in lives and it would be the greatest experience in the world for me, yet being a teacher wasn’t enough, I had a need to expand my education. I decided that perhaps I needed a new career, however, I felt certain education remained my passion. I began to explore new areas of education and I realized I still want to be a member of a classroom, a school and curriculum. I aspire to guide those leading our classrooms.
I want to utilize my current skill set and be given the opportunity to stretch the capacity of my mind to continue to read, learn, and comprehend new knowledge as it presents itself. I believe that life is an education program and I continue to encounter new knowledge every day. While I may consider some of the learnt items miniscule, I know that ultimately they influence my life and the decisions I make.
From the time I was in third grade, I wanted to be a teacher. I was so confident about my future career choice that I was often reminded that I was young and should explore other options as well. While I listened to the advice, my confidence never wavered. In fact, my desire to become a teacher grew stronger as I became older and gained more experience in educational settings.
As a child growing up, I have dreamed about becoming a doctor, a lawyer, and even a chef! Today as a young adult I have encountered what we call life; memorable events, both good and unpleasant has caused me to reflect upon my career. Countless times I have heard people talk down on city schools, students, and teacher. Growing up in one of the most unsatisfactory school districts in the nation, I have learned all the negative talk is not true. I have decided to become a teacher because I want to help the next generations to come; I want to make a difference.
Many people often ask me why I want to be a teacher, simply because it doesn’t pay much. Or other people make comments that the only reason most people become teachers is because they don’t have to work weekends, holidays, or the whole summer. This is defiantly not the case for me. I want to become a teacher because I have a passion for making a difference in other people’s lives. Becoming a teacher is very important to me because I want to teacher to make a difference in the world. I am thinking that I want to become a first-grade teacher. I want to teach this grade because I want to improve how children are taught, and prepare them for
"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." This is one of my favorite teaching quotes, penned by Henry Adams. It reminds me of the reasons that first fueled my passion for teaching and keeps me motivated through all my experiences. When I was about five years old, I would line my barbies in a row and "teach" them the alphabet. I believe teachers are not created but born, and this was the case for me as well. I always knew I would find teaching highly rewarding. Additionally, I had marvelous teachers myself who inspired me to admire the profession. One in particular stood out to me, Mrs. Sather. She helped me with college applications, applying to scholarships and developing a love for math. I want to be a Mrs.
Over the years I have been making decisions about what career I’m interested in pursuing. I decided to pursue the career of an Elementary School Teacher. To become an elementary school teacher, there are many obstacles one as to meet. But once they are skillful they plan daily lessons for the day. These daily lesson plans are based on multiple subjects for the students to learn various subjects. A teacher is able to adjust their way of teaching for students to understand what is being taught. Not only that, but they learn how to communicate well with them and they gain a relationship with the students. For this reason, is why I chose this career I want everyone to realize that they can learn many things by getting an education as well as attending
As a child, playing “school” occupied most of my time. My younger sister and I taught a bedroom full of stuffed animals and filled in imaginary names in our old school books. From the bad bears and loud bunnies to the good puppies and smart kittens, each stuffed animal possessed his or her own personality.
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Early in high school, I had the mindset that I wanted a career in which I could change the world, make a difference in someone else’s life, and help people. This is why I chose to become a teacher. When I was in elementary school, my teachers were my biggest role models besides my parents. I looked up to my teachers so much and still remember and visit my favorite elementary teachers. As a teacher, I want to be that person that students can trust and look up to. To me, teaching isn’t just a job, it is a chance to brighten someone’s day, and an opportunity to listen to what our youth is telling us when no seems to care or to listen to them.
Alex Rogo is manager for one of UniCo's production plants. Recently Alex's plant, as well as the others in his division, have been having major problems shipping orders on time. The company has considered closing the plant and has given Alex only three months to make a significant improvement or the plant will be closed and he as well as all of his employees will be without a job. At this point everything seems to be crashing down around him while at a meeting, discussing the future of the division, he recalls a chance encounter with an old acquaintance, a physicist named Jonah. During their discussion Alex discovers that Jonah is currently involved in the science of manufacturing organizations. Intrigued Alex
My motivation to become a middle and high school teacher is knowing that my tutelage will have long lasting impressions on students that they can carry beyond the classroom. What you do, say and teach will impact how they learn and view the subject. In middle and high school, I had teachers exude the love of their subjects and others that seemed to resent becoming a teacher; Consequently, I performed worse in the classes of the latter and better in the others. I was not inspired by the teachers that did not attempt to help me like the subject. However, I did develop a love for Math because of the positive-memorable impacts my Math teachers made on me. I remember one Math teacher had a claw-foot bathtub in the back of our class full of prize balloons(“bubbles”) if we completed challenges; One was at all of the basketball games I cheered for as a statistician showing us math can be applied and another that wore cool Math ties every Friday for fun. Personally experiencing the correlation between the love and interest for a subject and the proficiency in it, made me vow as a teacher to leave the same enduring impressions on my students as my teachers did so that in return they would succeed in Math.