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Personal Statement: A Liberal Arts Education

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For sometime I’ve wanted to become a teacher and while expressing this desire my parents, friends, and even some teachers were skeptical or advised against me becoming a teacher. While some of their reasons may be true, I want to change the perception of teachers and the profession starting with the way I will teach my students, the future of this country. A liberal arts education will give me a chance to teach my students not only the subject they are learning but also about the world around them. With the way I teach my students I hope their parents begin to see teachers in a different way as well. The first part of people’s lives is spent with teachers that shape and lead children to become the leaders of tomorrow’s world. So why is there
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