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determine their future. Being a teacher is so much more than lesson plans. Teaching
students how to communicate effectively, the correct social behaviors, and how to be a
productive member of society. This is most effective by showing students the wide
variety of options they have to present their education. Allowing students to not only use
technology, but other forms of expression that they feel most comfortable with.
I've also learned that there is so much more than just those two. Allowing
students to creatively think and demonstrate their learning in ways they feel they're most
comfortable benefits them more than hindering their creative thoughts. Permitting
students to open mindedly present the knowledge they've inherited throughout the unit
in ways they feel most comfortable allows them to also be more confident in themselves
and their learning.
A teacher of mine in the past who embodied all of this and more was my third
grade science teacher. Using technology and hands-on activities to provoke our
education more thoroughly, she inspired me to be a teacher. Mrs.Moore Is the type of
teacher I wish to be one day. She not only connected with our brains and class but she
connected with us as individuals.
Having the power to shape a student's life outside the classroom is the reason I
wish to become a teacher. Crafting a unique individual that will let out a fully educated
and hopefully high-yielding life.