I feel like I was almost born to be a teacher. When I was a child, my absolute favorite thing to do was play "school" with my family members. I was always the teacher and pretended to give homework and teach lessons. I could have played that for hours and hours. Looking back, I think that was a sign that I was going to be a real teacher one day. My mother is also a teacher and has been for over 30 years. My whole life I grew up around school supplies and worksheets all over the house. I always felt so drawn to it. I would always go to my mom's classroom after school or on weekends. To this day I go to her classroom every summer to help her set up. Being around my mother's class I got a lot of first-hand experience in a classroom. As I got older, it took me a while to really decide that I wanted to be a teacher, but I quickly realized that it was exactly what I wanted to do. I think the main reason why I want to teach is so that I can help children grow into their potential and help them to embrace their individuality and strengths. When I was in elementary school, I struggled a lot in certain subjects. That was really hard for me and I felt low on myself because of it. I want to be a teacher so that I can help students who are struggling like I have and support them in every way possible. I want them to know that it's okay to not understand things right away to be able to give them the resources to learn in the best way they can.
I want to teach elementary school, particularly the younger grades such as Kindergarten through 2nd grade. I have always felt drawn to these grades because of how much I remember loving them when I was a child. I just love how creative and open-minded children are at that age and I want to be there to help them explore their creativity and passions. I think I also feel drawn to these grades because my mother has taught them, so that is where I have had most of my experience. I am definitely open to teaching other grades if I feel like that is something that I would be interested in one day.
