My lifetime goal is to become a teacher for an elementary school. I love kids and would love to work with them. I am already in a program that lets me get the experience that I would need to become a teacher. The program is called PET and I have been in it since last year. I feel in love with it so much that I actually went back and requested the same teacher. The class I had was just an outstanding fourth grade class, as was the teacher Mrs.valentine , my mentor.I never really had an idea of what grade I would teach but I always had this feeling that maybe I should just go first grade, but ever since I got into this program it changed my whole point of view. It was just so fun and you get to actually do something with them and they know what your talking …show more content…
As a student teacher I felt like for now on that's what I want I know that that's where I have to be . Mrs. Valentine gave me the most experience out of all the other student teachers that were in the program I felt because I really did more than the others and was loving it. I got to do groups with the students , lessons that I made with them , I copied papers , and graded papers. The students really looked up to me like a real teacher and I suppose that boosted my confidence even more.
Its really ironic that I have always wanted to be a teacher because I hated school , it just wasn't for me.I love kids and love working with them , I want to have a good impact on them just like my first grade teacher Mrs.Thesisn from Walzem Elementary school. She is the one who inspired me to become a teacher in the first place. She was just an amazing teacher in every way possible. She was my hero you could say. I didn't like school but I try because I know to become a teacher I have to go through more school , so i'm trying my best that I could. I know Mrs. Thesisn would be so proud of me and would want to really encourage me to