Who I am....
I am a Sophmore at the Univeristy of South Alabama and I am majoring in elementary education and plan on get my masters. I have always enjoyed being around children and watching them grow, which led me to my decision to choose this major. I am a hard worker and hopefully will one day have my dream job of being a elementary school principal.
I attend school on Tuesday and Thursdays because I live over an hour away in Jackson, Alabama. I choose not to live in Mobile while attend The University due to the fact that I love my job. I work at Jackson Wood Fiber on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of every week as full time Secretary.
I am also an outdoors lover. I spend my winter days hunting with my father and brother for white tail deer. My summer days are spent at St. Stephens Park riding horses with my family and swimming afterwards.
Why I Want to be a Teacher...
For so many people the thought of being a teacher and “having to put up” with children all day would be pure torture, but for me, I cannot wait. I want to make a difference in each child’s life that I encounter. I want to bring the joy and excitement with everything they learn from me. I do not want their experience of elementary learning to be one of a drawn out day in which they cannot wait to go home, but one of enthusiastic learning. I want each child to understand that learning and being intellectual is the one thing they can use when all else fails. Bringing joy and a good experience into the life of children can only make their life a more enjoyable one where they will want to learn more (hopefully).
Meeting My Objectives
I plan on using as many techniques as it takes to help all children understand. I will use constructivism learning so as to have the children construct their own knowledge from their personal experiences (which is the easiest way that I have found to learn things). To help open the minds of the children; especially those that do not have many advantages outside the classroom, I want to engage them in activities away from the classroom. I would like to take them on an adventure to an aquarium. With this experience we could go over all types of sea life, mammals, fish, retiles, and even environmental problems. Once we were back in the classroom we would review all the amazing new things we had learned and each child would make a visual art project on something they learned, of which they had no previous knowledge. In today’s world people are being placed in a social environment in which people must work together to get the job done. To help with this social situation I will plan on using group and collaborative activities to help build skills that can be used all throughout life.
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