My+Inspiration

 My Inspiration

Ever since I started pre-school, I have always wanted to be in school. I would wake up early every morning anxious and excited for my mom to take me, and I never wanted to leave. When I started third grade, I had an amazing teacher; she was the main influence on my desire to become a teacher. She was such a compassionate and warm person that always managed to keep things interesting. She was someone that I looked up to a lot and kept helping me strive for my goals. I even remember when I would come home from school; I would pretend that I was a teacher. I would line up all of my stuffed animals and use my old class papers as their tests and homework. I have imagined being a teacher for a long time. I would like to become a teacher just like Miss Hatalowich, and with the techniques that I learned through grade school to college at California University of Pennsylvania I think I can attain that. I feel that I possess a lot of qualities of a good effective teacher and can influence students to learn and to reach their goals that they want to strive for. In the past, I would dedicate my free time after school, weekends, and summers towards babysitting. I remember my first time babysitting; it came so naturally to me. The children I watched were both in elementary school at the time and seemed really rambunctious. I know it is not exactly the same as teaching, but in a way babysitting does have similar characteristics. I took the time and patience to help Josh achieve his goals. With my help of teaching some new ideas Josh was getting A’s on every math assignment and test that I saw. The feeling of dedicating my time to younger children and having them achieve their goals is indescribable. This experience not only helped Josh with his math problems, but it also helped me in a way too. He showed me that helping others learn is so gratifying, not only for the students, but for me as well.  I feel that one of my strengths, as a teacher is that I am very goal-oriented. I believe that I can get students to open up their minds and strive for success, not only now, but also for the future. Anything may be accomplished when a teacher and a student are working hand-in-hand and believe that their goals can be a success. Some students may not have the same goals as others; however, I will encourage students to strive for whatever their goals are. And if they have some setbacks on the way towards success, I will be by their sides to help them achieve and to make them feel that they can complete any task. Another attribute that I encompass is that I am a very warm and openhearted person. I am always willing or able to help out anyone that needs it. I am also very easy to talk to, and want students to know that they can come to me to ask questions that they may have trouble on, or if they just need some one to talk to. I would like them to know that I am a very understanding and I want them to know that they can come to me for help. I feel that there is no question that is a bad question. Some questions may not be as useful to others, but might be to them or for some students that may be shy to ask. I do not want the students to shy away from me; I always have a big smile on my face and I will listen to every word that they say. I want to show them these attributes to show that I will do my hardest to help them achieve success in school as well in life. Finally, I look forward to teaching students of any age. I want to be a role model for students, and lead them towards success. I want to encourage these students so much that they want to learn more. I do not want them to think of learning as work. I want them to think of learning as fun, helpful, interesting projects that will educate them and excite them for the future. I would like them to remember me fifteen to twenty years down the line, just like I remember my third grade teacher. I hope that I can inspire these young students to believe in themselves that they can achieve anything if they put their minds to it. I want to help these students to a brighter, more positive future and may be have some students that would like to become a teacher as well.