Reflective Essay On Community College

This is an interesting question for me because I wanted to be a journalist, which I did achieve successfully. I then went to work for the family business and it was in 2010 that I decided to get my MFA, not for teaching, but to hone my writing skills. I always enjoyed writing and it was by chance that I started to teach at Community College.

The first class I taught, I used all my experiences as a student, and a writer, to teach a basic skills class. I don’t know who learned more that first semester, my students or me, but I knew I wanted to hone my teaching skills further. That is when I got the chance to attend the California Acceleration Project seminars, so I could teach acceleration English classes at Porterville College. It was

I dropped out of college when I was 19-years-old to be in a heavy metal band. Went back to school at the age of twenty-five, worked as a journalist interviewing an elephant that painted pictures at the Phoenix Zoo, and two-weeks later Sen. John McCain. I worked in the business world running two of my families three businesses, was the first person in the State of Nevada to discover the Africanized Bee (one of the businesses was a pest control company) and trained all the local fire departments how to engage Africanized bee when they are on a response call. I believe I bring a unique perspective of the real world to my students, not just a perspective from a classroom. This is way students, and colleagues, have an easy time engaging me in conversation. It is also why I believe I am a good colleague and instructor.

When I started teaching, I didn’t know what to expect. What I quickly learned is the best source of information is other professors who are willing to share their knowledge and experiences. I also learned that being a professor doesn’t end when class is over, or even when students move to a four-year institution, or with life. I think every professor has had those moments when a student approaches you, not about class, but about life – and it is a delicate moment. A moment to listen and