Personal Statement

After high school, the future goal I’ve set for myself is to go to college to pursue a career as a high school English teacher. Over the years, I believe I have pushed myself to achieve in all of my classes but, most importantly, my English classes. I enjoy the subject of English, and my English teachers have, without a doubt, pushed me to better myself not only as a student, but as a person. Most importantly, they have taught me valuable life lessons throughout the years, which I hope to pass on to others. Someday, I want to help my students learn material that can help them in the real world and in their own lives, just like my teachers did with me. In ninth grade I was placed into an honors level English class without my knowledge;

In eleventh grade I was given the award for exemplary performance in my English class, and I realized that I, too, might have a talent for working with students at the high school level. This award meant a lot to me, because it meant that my teacher thought that I was an exemplary student in this subject, and I worked hard to do my best, which was enough to be a model to my peers. Now that I am a senior, I am enrolled in College English and continue to push myself to the highest level I can, and always try my hardest to do my personal best, whether it be in the art of reading or

Both of these books were wonderful teachers, in and of themselves. Tuesdays with Morrie taught me that all people should really make every day count and live their lives to the fullest. To Kill a Mockingbird showed me that everyone should be treated equally no matter what. It also taught me that we truly don’t know what others are going through every day of their lives, therefore, we should never judge. These are lessons that I will carry with me as I become a teacher myself. Teachers do not discriminate their students; teachers treat everyone equally. Teachers really care about others, not just themselves, and are some of the most selfless people in society. Most importantly, teachers demonstrate these two themes every day in the classroom. As a teacher, I hope to represent this to my students, just as my teachers here at Cairo-Durham have to