My greatest strength would be that I perform well under pressure and that I enjoy teamwork. I have had many opportunities where I have had to perform at my best even with a great deal of pressure on me. For instance, I was in the Kennesaw State Math Bowl two years in a row, we practiced every day for months after school, I felt prepared, however, when it came time for the competition I was very nervous! I remember learning to take a moment and take deep breaths to calm my nerves, after that I was ready to do my best, we won both years! I also feel that being in Band playing the trumpet has taught me how to perform well under pressure and how to work well in teams, we recently had a Large Group Performance Evaluation and competition where we had to learn a new piece of music in ten minutes and then perform it in front of an audience, our group was told that we were one of the best performers and our evaluation coach felt the trumpet section did perfect.
I am writing to inquire about the Language Arts teaching position at Central Catholic High school. I am endorsed in Language Arts for the High school and Middle school level and ESOL 6—12. While earning my Master's degree from Willamette University, I have had the opportunity to experience a broad range of educational environments. Teaching Honors American Literature at Sprague High school and 6th grade Language Arts and Advisory at Adam Stephens Middle school has given me a fantastic background in working with diverse and unique learning needs. My mentor teachers and my university supervisors have all identified my strengths in creating innovative lessons that are student-centered, aligned with Common Core Standards, and differentiated to my individual students'
Strengths- I have always been told by my teachers that I am a good writer. When writing, I organize my thoughts in ways that make my writing easy to follow and understand. Another strength of mine is my vocaublary. Due to many years of extensive vocabulary instruction, and just a love for learning and using new words, my vocabulary is broad. Weaknesses-
I believe that my academic strength is my work ethic along with my time management skills. Being a successful student and getting good grades requires a strong work ethic along with focus and perseverance. In high school many students believe that if you just complete an assignment then that is enough. However, I know that that is not the case. I make sure that I do all the homework that is assigned to me, even extra.
Becoming as upcoming students from middle school transitioning to high school can be a scary experience for many freshmans. Having different fears such as getting late to their classes the first week, not knowing who to talk to in their new classes, and what type of teachers they are going to get. A few ways that I overcame my fears as a freshman is by not getting lost in the school building, overcoming hard-work plus a lot of homework, and making a few new friends. First on how I overcame my fear by not getting lost in a totally complete big and new building.
Throughout the years I have been a hard worker, if I start a job I finish it (unless something serious gets in the way) I am dedicated to what I love and I love learning new things. For the past four years I have been attending Valley High School and I love it! This school has taught me how to be a better person, how to be a leader, and how to stand up for what I believe in. I would love to be able to continue my education, it means a great amount to me!
As a fifteen year old, I never thought I would be thinking about college so early, what irony! I stood a little surprised when my teacher gave me a paper which said I earned the opportunity to go to college early. I actually did not know that was possible; I decided to learn a little bit more about the program, Puma College Connection Program. After learning a little more about the program I knew I needed to take advantage of the opportunity. I talked to my parents and they both agreed, so I feel encouraged and hopeful for my future.
Voices surround me in a wave of highschoolers scurrying to their sixth period class. Backpacks grazed my skin as I struggled to make my way through the crowd. I finally catch my breath. I start to lightly sweat until a gust of wind blows against my neck giving me the chills. I finally made it to my sixth period english class, the last class of the day.
Senior year of high school, the year that every person under the age of 18 longs for. I can remember mine vividly. The colors maroon and black and white were everywhere throughout our spirit filled halls. Usually most people would be able to remember there’s for positive reasons. Now don’t get me wrong, I did have a good high school experience; however this isn’t about the good times I had.
“It’s all over. School is beginning today and I’m not ready for it.” I said as I rolled out of bed to get up and go take my shower. After my shower I then came back to my room and just wanted to hop back in my bed because I am exhausted. I then went downstairs and eat breakfast and then waited for Kaleb Merritt to come pick me up for zero hour.
I believed my life was over and that I would grow to be an extremely lonely homo sapien. Getting pulled out of high school by my parents was not how I wanted to leave Riverbend High School. I wanted to graduate with my friends that I’d known since kindergarten. I thought my hopes and dreams could never be achieved because I wasn’t in a regular public high school. I felt like my future plans to leave Virginia and go to college out of state were ruined.
Personal Narrative Essay Believe it or not, sometimes a gracious action can bring a huge influence on a person. When I read the introduction that instructor Heller wrote, there is a sentence she wrote: “Sometimes the most influential moments in our lives are smaller moments, events that we may not recognize as influential until years after the experience.” For some reason, I related to it strongly. My story is about my high school experience. Also, I will share some significant moments in my life, and how these smaller moments changed my personality.
High school is a time period people look back on with varying degrees of fondness. Due to my involvement in a plethora of activities, I will be one of the people that remembers high school as a glorious time. Band, hockey, golf, football, baseball, honors courses all culminating to become one fantastic experience that I will never forget. As a well-rounded person, I have a wide variety of friends: band nerds, sports jocks, study buddies, and Golden Friends. These friends have all contributed to my phenomenal high school experience.
Learning about my strengths and weaknesses with the self-assessment has helped me to figure out how to be successful in school and what I need to improve on. In perspective, I thought the self-assessment was meaningful and beneficial because it will make me be more aware of what I should focus on and improve. I did not learn anything new about myself but I am going to be more aware of what I can change for the better about myself. My weaknesses from the survey were expected because I honestly do not have a very outgoing personality and I expected to score poorly in those areas.
High school grows you into the person you are. I have great memories, good and bad, some learning experiences and some that I’ll take with me the rest of my life. My high school experience has influenced my development as a person inside and outside of the class by making me more independent, choosing friends wisely and teachers motivating me to attend college and accomplish goals I have set for myself. I have gained my independence slowly throughout high school. The importance of being independent is being secure with who you are and what you believe in.
