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.
It sounds like you and your mom had a lot of fun 'working' together. And, lucky you, you learned so much from her. That experience and knowledge will come in so handy for you when you begin teaching.
ReplyDeleteHey Lauren, I found it interesting that you used to play "school" with your family members as a kid because I did the same thing with my sister. I would always want to be the teacher more than I wanted to be the student.I loved creating the tests and homework.My mom used to be a teacher. My favorite memories growing up was going to the library with my mom on the weekends to help her pick out books for her classroom. She would always leave with tons of books and I had the joy of carrying them. I loved helping my mom fill her classroom with books that her kids would enjoy reading.
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