AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY

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AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY

Educational Background I o-." to th. U!it." Stat.s at th. ag. o' 'i-.# /y 'irst y.ar o' school 0as at .

Ha0thor!. El. .!tary# /y t0o oth.r sibli!gs 0.r. also att.!"i!g Ha0thor!. 0ith b.caus. o' th. lac1 o' E!glish that 0. 1!.0# Ha0thor!. ha" a! ELL progra gr.at 'or chil"r.! 'ro E!glish

that 0as

oth.r cou!tri.s# I "i" !ot 1!o0 ho0 to sp.a1 a si!gl. 0or" o'

y 'irst y.ar o' 1i!".rgart.!# I stay." at Ha0thor!. El. .!tary School o!ly o-." to 2ac1so! El. .!tary# At th. poi!t I 1!.0 ho0 to at 2ac1so!# 3h.! I 0as i! thir" gra". I

through 'irst gra". th.! I 0as

sp.a1 E!glish but I 0as still i! th. ELL progra t.st." out o' th. progra I 0as

a!" start." to att.!" r.gular class.s# 3h.! I r.ach." 'i'th gra".

o-." to Hori4o! El. .!tary# Th.r. I 'i!ish." 'i'th a!" si5th gra".# I r.ally y class at.s# Sa"ly( I coul" !ot go to 3.st 2u!ior High 0ith

.!6oy." this school a!" all

y 'ri.!"s# I ha" to att.!" South 2u!ior High( 0h.r. I "i" !ot 1!o0 a si!gl. soul .5c.pt y ol".r broth.r# I ag. 'i!ally g.tti!g s.ttl." i! a school th.! ha-i!g to o-. to a!oth.r

a!" start all o-.r agai!# I 'i!ish." all thr.. y.ars at South 2u!ior High a!" 0.!t o'' to Borah High School# /y 'irst s. .st.r at C3I I -olu!t..r." at a! .l. .!tary school to h.lp chil"r.! 0ith th.ir school0or1# /y 'ri.!" a!" I -olu!t..r." 'or our Psychology class to .ar! .5tra cr."it# I r.ally .!6oy." h.lpi!g th.s. chil"r.! out b.caus. th.y 0.r. struggli!g i! th.ir classroo s# This r.ally taught . a lot about you!g.r chil"r.! a!"

AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY th.ir 0ays a!" pac. o' l.ar!i!g# 3. "i" a -ari.ty o' 0or1 0ith th. chil"r.! 0hich 0as a goo" .5p.ri.!c.# I! 6u!ior high a!" high school I too1 t.ach.r ai". class.s to h.lp gra". pap.rs a!" ru! .rra!"s 'or to 6ust si ply you!g.r 1i"s y t.ach.rs# I lo-." .-.rythi!g about it( 'ro gra"i!g pap.rs

a1i!g copi.s 'or th. t.ach.r# I 0ill a" it I "i" .!6oy 0or1i!g 0ith or. tha! I "i" 0ith th. ol".r o!.s# This is 0hy I 0a!t to b.co . a! th. .5p.ri.!c. I "i" ha-. a!" ".'i!it.ly so .cstatic to b. 'i!ally

.l. .!tary school t.ach.r# I l.ar!." a lot 'ro

loo1 'or0ar" to obs.r-. at Hori4o! .l. .!tary school# I a ta1i!g a cours. that l.a"s to Job History y ."ucatio!al car..r#

/y 'irst 6ob 0as at a r.tir. .!t ho . 0h.! I 0as si5t..! y.ars ol"# I r. . b.r g.tti!g a call 'ro th. h.a" a!ag.r as1i!g . i' I 0oul" li1. to co . i! 'or a!

i!t.r-i.0# I 0as r.ally !.r-ous but .5cit." at th. sa . ti .# I 0as . ploy." at 7all.y 7i.0 'or t0o a!" a hal' y.ars# This 0as so .thi!g I ".'i!it.ly 0as prou" o' b.caus. it 0as y 'irst 6ob a!" I 0as you!g# It is har" 'or so .o!. so you!g to hol" a 6ob 'or this

lo!g 0ith th. r.spo!sibiliti.s that I ha"# I .!6oy." 0or1i!g at th. r.tir. .!t ho . but o!c. I gra"uat." high school I 'igur." I !.."." to high school I 0as i! !.." o' a 6ob so b..! "oi!g this .-.ry su ".'i!it.ly has a". y o-. o! a!" 'i!" a!oth.r 6ob# A't.r . to !a!!y th.ir 1i"s# I ha-.

y sist.rs o''.r."

.r si!c. I gra"uat." high school# This is so .thi!g that i!" up about b.co i!g a! .l. .!tary school t.ach.r# This 6ob . or. a!" or. to b.co i!g

"o.s !ot o!ly t.ach

. r.spo!sibiliti.s but also it "ri-.s

AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY th. p.rso! I 0a!t to b. i! li'.( a!" that is a t.ach.r# I loo1 'or0ar" to so I ca! sp.!" ti . a!" .5p.ri.!c. or. 0ith y 1i"s# y su .r br.a1

Service and Extra Curricular Activities Ia curr.!tly about to start obs.r-i!g i! a 'irst gra". classroo at Hori4o! it# I a

.l. .!tary# I a bu

-.ry .5cit." to b.gi! this .5p.ri.!c. a!" to l.ar! a lot 'ro

." that it has ta1.! a 0hil. 'or this to b.gi! but I a

hopi!g 0ithi! this !.5t 0..1 I

ca! start

y obs.r-atio!s a!" g.t th. r.al '..l o' a 'irst gra". classroo # This is a gr.at grat.'ul that ight !ot r.ally

0ay to actually ".t.r i!. i' this is th. gra". l.-.l that I 0a!t to t.ach# I a stu".!ts ar. allo0." to "o so .thi!g li1. this b.caus. so .ti .s thi!gs s..

as th.y ar. u!til you .5p.ri.!c. it 'irst ha!"# It is ".'i!it.ly a pri-il.g. to b. abl. to i!# It is har" to y li'.# I

"o this# As o' right !o0 this is th. o!ly .5tra curricular acti-ity that I a

b. i! .5tra curricular acti-iti.s 0h.! I ha-. a lot o' "i''.r.!t thi!gs goi!g o! i! a a 'ullti . stu".!t a!" I also ha-. a part ti . 6ob# I 0ish I ha" that is sp.ci'ically 'or

or. ti . to "o thi!gs

outsi". o' our classroo sp.!"i!g ti . 0ith

y car..r# I gu.ss you coul" co!si".r y

y !i.c.s a!" !.ph.0s a! .5tra acti-ity that has co!tribut." to 0ith ho .0or1# This r.ally has b..! h.lp'ul to

car..r si!c. I "o h.lp th.

. b.caus. I

g.t to s.. th. 0or1 that th.y "o out o' th.ir classroo s a!" 0. tal1 about th. acti-iti.s th.y 0or1 o! i! th.ir classroo s as 0.ll# I sp.!" a lot o' ti . 0ith y !i.c.s9!.ph.0s or. .5tra y

a!" it is al0ays so .thi!g "i''.r.!t 0ith th. # I "o hop. to b. abl. to b. i!

acti-iti.s that ".al 0ith you!g.r chil"r.!# As I stat." b.'or. I ca!!ot 0ait to b.gi! obs.r-atio!s: This is 6ust o!. st.p clos.r to 0h.r. I 0a!t to b. i! th. 'utur.#

AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY Reason for Choosing Education for a Career I ha-. al0ays lo-." chil"r.! a!" b.i!g arou!" th. has al0ays a".

. happy# I

'igur." I 0a!t." to t.ach you!g.r 1i"s b.caus. th.y ar. 'u! to b. arou!" a!" ar. al0ays "oi!g so .thi!g i!t.r.sti!g# Gro0i!g up I us." to play school 0ith 'ri.!"s a!" I al0ays y cousi!s a!"

a". sur. I 0as th. t.ach.r# This !.-.r r.ally cha!g."( th. passio! a!y o' y t.ach.rs a!" r.ally a" ir." .( ".ci"i!g 0hat I

'or t.achi!g 6ust b.ca . stro!g.r# I loo1." up to

0hat th.y "i" 'or a li-i!g# /y 'irst '.0 s. .st.rs 0.r. tough o!

0a!t." to "o# I ha" a! i".a but I "i" !ot start ta1i!g cours.s 'or ."ucatio! u!til this s. .st.r# I 0as tir." o' p.opl. as1i!g . 0hat I 0as goi!g to school 'or a!" !ot ha-i!g a . 0hat I a goi!g to school 'or I

"ir.ct a!s0.r 'or th. # ;o0 0h.! so .o!. as1s

si ply say .l. .!tary ."ucatio!# It is a gr.at '..li!g 1!o0i!g you ar. goi!g to school 'or so .thi!g you ha-. al0ays 0a!t." to b. but 0.r. !ot 1%%< sur.# ;o0 I "o !ot '..l li1. Ia =0asti!g y ti .#> B.'or. I chos. this car..r I 0as co!si".ri!g b.co i!g a !urs.#

;ursi!g s.. ." to co plicati!g a't.r I actually loo1." i!to it# I 1!o0 that 0hat.-.r car..r I choos. to "o I 0ill ha-. to 0or1 'or it( but !ursi!g s.. ." a littl. co!'usi!g a!" str.ss'ul# I lo-. to h.lp p.opl. a!" 1!o0i!g that you ca! h.lp p.opl. i! !.." is a gr.at '..li!g# A't.r co!si".ri!g th. 0or1 that !.."." to b. "o!. as a !urs. 0as also a!oth.r ".al br.a1.r 'or .# I a!ticipat. a!y o' th. r.0ar"s t.ach.rs g.t# T.ach.rs ha-. a!y

gr.at .5tri!sic a!" i!tri!sic r.0ar"s# I 0oul" say that 0..1.!"s o'' a!" ha-i!g th. 0hol. su

a!y t.ach.rs loo1 'or0ar" to th. ".'i!it.ly

.r o'' as 0.ll# I 1!o0 that I a

loo1i!g 'or0ar" to that but that is !ot th. b.st r.0ar" I a

loo1i!g 'or0ar" to# O' cours.

AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY g.tti!g th. 0hol. su .r o'' a!" 0..1.!"s is a plus but 'or . 6ust th. thought o'

t.achi!g a chil" so .thi!g a!" 0atchi!g th. '..li!g# I 0a!t to b. th. t.ach.r that

gro0 a!" l.ar! is goi!g to b. a gr.at a1. a! i pact o!

y chil"r.! r. . b.r# I 0a!t to

chil"r.!@s li-.s a!" 0atch th.ir 'ac.s light up 0h.! th.y 'i!ally thought th.y coul" !.-.r "o# A si pl. =goo" 6ob> ca! so .thi!g I a loo1i!g 'or0ar" to:

ast.r so .thi!g th.y

a1. a chil" happy( a!" that is

My Long and Short ter goals /y lo!g t.r goal is to b.co . a succ.ss'ul .l. .!tary t.ach.r# I i!t.!" to r.ach

this goal by r.c.i-i!g a bach.lor@s ".gr.. i! .l. .!tary ."ucatio!# I "i" !ot pla! o! ta1i!g this lo!g to ".ci". o! y car..r but I thi!1 this is th. b.st ".cisio! that I ha-.

a". as 'ar as a car..r# I hop. to b. t.achi!g by th. ag. o' $+ at l.ast: 3ho 1!o0s it ight co . .-.! soo!.r ".p.!"i!g o! ho0 a!y class.s I 0ill b. abl. to ta1. .ach

s. .st.r# It is har" b.i!g a 'ull ti . stu".!t 0ith 0or1 a!" .-.rythi!g .ls. arou!" you# I a ".'i!it.ly goi!g to try y har".st to ta1. as a!y class.s as I ca! to r.ach y li'.# School is o!. o' y goal y top ys.l'

but I 0ill still ha-. ti . 'or oth.r i porta!t thi!gs i! prioriti.s !o0 .sp.cially si!c. I ha-. 'igur." out g.tti!g o!. st.p clos.r .ach s. .st.r# /y lo!g t.r "o!@t s.t this as y lo!g t.r goal I

y car..r# I a

so .5cit." to s..

goal is ".'i!it.ly a big goal but i' I .( it is go big

ay !.-.r b. abl. to achi.-. it# &or o-. out a!" b. o!

or go ho .# /y short t.r r.lat. to y lo!g t.r

goal is to

y o0!# This "o.s so .ho0

goal b.caus. it is about r.spo!sibility# I ha-. to b. r.spo!sibl. i! y li'.# A!" I a o!ly sp.a1i!g 'or ys.l'#

or".r to b. th. p.rso! I 0a!t to b.co . i!

AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY B.i!g out o! y o0! 0ill t.ach .

A or. r.spo!sibility a!" it 0ill h.lp shap. 0ho I 0a!t

to b. as a p.rso!# It has to happ.! so .ti . a!" I thi!1 this is th. b.st ti . to go out a!" "o it o! th. y o0!# I ha-. a!y short t.r goals but this is o!. that I ha-. b..! 0a!ti!g ho .# So 'or

ost# I co . 'ro

a -.ry clos. 'a ily a!" it is har" to br.a1 a0ay 'ro

. this goal is actually big: I ha-. ha" a sa-i!gs accou!t 'or a '.0 y.ars !o0 a!" I !.-.r r.ally us." it u!til a y.ar ago# I start." sa-i!g o-. out# This 0as y 'irst st.p a!" I a o!.y as soo! as I ".ci"." that I 0a!t." to

still tryi!g to sa-.# /y s.co!" st.p to y !.0 ho .# I ca! prou"ly say that I .r I 0ill ha-. a plac. o! y

achi.-i!g this goal 0as to start buyi!g thi!gs 'or

ha-. ".'i!it.ly co . a lo!g 0ays# Hop.'ully by this su o0!# I "o ha-. to a"" that 0ithout th. h.lp a!" support 'ro th. plac. I a

y 'a ily I 0oul" !ot b. i!

to"ay# S.tti!g goals 'or o!.s.l' is th. b.st thi!g a p.rso! ca! "o# 3ithout

goals( th.r. is !o path# I b.li.-. i! or".r to g.t a!y0h.r.( p.opl. ha-. to ha-. goals# Th.s. goals "o !ot !.c.ssarily ha-. to b. 0ritt.! "o0! but th.y "o ha-. to b. so .0h.r. i! your i!"# E-.ryo!. has goals it@s a att.r o' achi.-i!g th. a!" '..li!g goals 'or

acco plish .!t# A't.r I achi.-. th.s. goals I 0ill s.t oth.r lo!g9short t.r

ys.l' o!c. agai!# O' cours. I ha-. s all goals such as g.tti!g i! shap. a!" cha!gi!g y .ati!g li'.styl. i!to a h.althy li'.styl. but I "o !ot 'ocus o! th.s. goals as 'ocus o! th. goals that 0ill r.ally a1. . prou" o' ys.l' a!" 0ho I a uch as I

b.co i!g# &or

.( goals ar. i porta!t to s.t a!" 'ollo0# I' you s.t your a!ythi!g# I ha-. ha" a li'. 'ull o' .5p.ri.!c.s( 0ith th. p.rso! I a b.co i!g a!" I a .-.! a!y

i!" to it( you ca! achi.-. or. to co .# I a prou" o'

or. prou" o' th. p.rso! I 0ill b.co .#

AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY