Three of the biggest lessons I have learned in my life are not taking life for granted, how to deal with loss, and who is really your friend. I learned that life is short and that you should always follow your dreams before it is too late. I learned not to take life for granted because if you do you could end up missing a lot. I learned this by watching my grandfather retire and seeing the satisfaction he had inside himself. He followed his dreams of working for the police department and when he retired he knew he had done what he wanted. I had to learn how to deal with loss at a young age. When I was eleven years old my grandmother passed away from cancer. She and I were very close and for a while I did not understand why. I learned how to deal with the sadness and the pain with my mother, we helped each other get through it and now I understand that it is a part of life. Finding out who my real friends were was tough for me because up until 4th grade I was friends with everyone. In fourth grade I became friends with one girl and then there was my best friend. I really liked the other girl and it seemed that she and my best friend got along. One day at school during recess they both approached me and demanded that I choose one or the other because they hated each other. I did not know what to do and I decided to not be friends with either of them. I would just make new friends who didn't care who I was friends with.
I think what really makes me want to be a teacher is the satisfaction I get from spending time with each child and seeing their faces when they learn something new. I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I was in 6th grade. I used to be a student mentor for the kindergarten classes at the school and watching all the kids light up when the teacher got there or when I got there made me realize that I really wanted to teach. I also did an internship my senior year of high school in a 3rd grade class. I loved helping them and it felt great knowing that I taught them something that they didn't know before.
The rewards that I will get from this profession are going to be inspiring young minds, showing them how fun learning can be and being a good role model to the kids. I want to be able to inspire my students to want to learn, and not learn just because that is why they go to school. I want them to love to learn all different kinds of things. I want to show them that learning is not boring and the only way it is is if they make it that way. I hope to be someone that they really look up to and not just during the time that I am their teacher, but I want to make a lasting impression on them, and hopefully it is a good one. The challenges that I am going to have to face are adapting to the different ways children learn. It may be difficult at first to teach one class but have all of my students needing to be taught different ways.
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I agree that having so many different learning styles in one classroom is going to be a challenge. You sound very enthusiastic about teaching and have a had a lot of experience in a classroom setting!
I also learned from my uncle who passed away from cancer two years ago as well. You have courage to talk about it. I don't know if I could teach sixth grade, but I share your love of teaching children. I too wish to be inspirational to a child.
Amanda, a nice first post. I enjoyed reading your life lessons and the insightful way that you have been able to take the learning from good and challenging situations. You will bring great energy to this profession and while there are challenges you are already thinking about how to make learning work for your students. I look forward to working with you this fall. Jo
Thanks for writing this.
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