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Dear Student Teacher,

Thank-you for volunteering as a mentor to take me on for the upcoming five weeks. I’m excited to
be given this opportunity to work next to you in order to learn more about this profession. I currently am in
my fourth year and first practicum for a combined General Science and Math Education degree at the
University of Lethbridge.
I’m excited to work alongside you and the next generation of learners. I find that I always want to
be learning something new, specifically learning how to be better at what I do. I get excited when working
collaboratively as it helps me to build and foster new relationships and allows me to view things in different
perspectives. A few hobbies that I enjoy include playing various instruments, singing, playing video games,
painting, and drawing. I believe that my hobbies will help me connect with others and form engaging and
adaptable lesson plans.
My experience as an educator is limited to one to six people at a time. In grade ten to eleven, I had
taught how to solve a Rubik’s cube to seven of my friends and my sister. In high school I helped tutor math
to students in ninth grade that hoped to excel when they entered grade ten. The only opportunity that I
experienced teaching in front of a full class was in grade nine. My band teacher knew that I played the
ukulele, and so brought me in as a guest for his grade three music classroom to teach chords that would
lead to the song, ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’. The involvement in whole classroom management is
something that I’m thrilled to experience.
Ever since I could remember I would dream of becoming a teacher. I would walk around my house
writing on foggy glass for my imaginary students. I was encouraged by my parents to go into medicinal
professions as they knew I would enjoy the opportunity to help others, but also because it’s quite stable. I
was one day encouraged by my close friends to think about becoming a teacher, and I had an epiphany
thinking back to my childhood. I find myself romanticizing about creating lessons and watching students
learn. I imagine how rewarding it must be to see your lessons form physically and mentally in your students.
I want to engage and inspire those around me to learn.
I’d like to learn more about different ways in which we can drive and inspire student’s to not only
be intrinsically motivated to learn, but to enjoy the process. It is truly a privilege to be part of a student’s
learning career. To be able to structure and create a learning environment where students can feel
comfortable to learn. Adapting to students needs whether it be extra help in a topic or emotional support.
These are all things that motivate me into this profession, and are all factors I would like to focus on
continuously improving.
Thank-you so much for giving me the chance to begin this valuable journey in your classroom. I’m
looking forward to meeting you and am excited to learn more about what becoming a teacher truly entails.

With gratitude,
Fran Soho