Why I Want to be a Teacher

In 1997, I experienced my first career day. It was then when I realized that I wanted be an Early Childhood Education Teacher. A baby wanting to teach babies; how paradoxical. During that time, I did not have an understanding of why I wanted to become a teacher except for the fact that I enjoyed being around children younger than I was. As I got older my decision to pursue a career in education became a lot stronger and understandable.

When I think about what actually influenced my decision to become a teacher, all I can really think about is the fact that I love children. I also enjoy their presence. When I am around them my heart is filled with joy, no matter what the circumstance. Therefore, I wanted to make teaching my profession.

On top of my love for children, I have realized that teachers are very powerful. They have the power and strength to teach kids everyday of their life, no matter how much of a hard time a child may give them. I have also realized that teachers are so knowledgeable, whether they are teaching toddlers or college students. Do you understand how wonderful it is for a teacher to teach a 4 year old how to count to 100 or a student that 3x+1 =7? What is greater than that is how a teacher could mold their students from being bad children to becoming better ones.

It is amazing how children quickly imitate what they see. With that being the case, in this day in time how often do you hear children say thank you, excuse me, or my favorite: yes ma’am, no ma’am, yes sir, or no sir? Not very often. And a lot of times it is not their fault; it is just not being demonstrated to them. Therefore, the more I see the disrespect from children the more I want to teach them how to respect other, especially their elders. I agree with Proverbs 22:6 which states, “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” How would you feel if more children told you thank you every time you did something for them? That is why I would like to follow in the footsteps of a teacher by becoming one.      

Vision of Today (In The Classroom)

    

Walking into a 21st century (ECSP, K-2) classroom, I vision success. A classroom where when you enter the door you know that there will be learning taking place and all the students are eager and ready to learn. I can see it now; the walls are covered with bright colors and information that will help the students learn. For instance, at the top of every wall there will be alphabet and number border going around it. The themes of the classroom would also be posted on the walls or hanging from the ceiling. Some of those themes would be, "Read to Succeed", "Count Aloud, Make Me Proud", and "Take a Break and Play", just to name a few. There would also be a wall that displays the students work, and progress. The floors would have carpet on it that represented every subject. One would have numbers, one the alphabet, another would have the planets, and the last one would have the map of the U.S. on it. If that doesn't cover the visible part of the floor, there would also be carpets with the different type of weather, the days of the week, the months of the year, or even colors. Of course there will be tables and chairs for the children to do work on. And being that the world is so technologically advanced, there will be two to five computers or laptops available for the students to work on. But that is only the appearance.

Not only should the classroom look inviting but it should also be inviting. Therefore, being that music is a great learning tool each day should start with a song. Not only would the students be learning but this would also give them the opportunity to sing and dance. From there, the class would go over what day it is, that includes the month, the day, the year, and the day of week. After all of that is established, the student will engage in a plethora of fun learning activities. Whether they are learning to read, write, count or do math, color, work on the computers, and ectera, they will be having a great time doing it. At the end of every day, the students would be required to tell one thing that they have learned and they would receive a light homework package.