Reasons for entering the teaching profession Throughout my whole life, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my advanced education until my junior year of high school. I had a teacher that really related to my personality and talked to me about education and how much she enjoys teaching. I saw a lot of myself in her personality and she was a great fit for her role in teaching. When it was getting closer to graduation of high school, I knew that I wanted to be successful in my future and make a difference. My love for personal relationships with others and my charismatic heart for children, I finally knew my calling. My calling is to make a difference in today’s youth and to teach students to be problem solvers, not only in math class, but in the world and society. I know that I can help provide the education that students’ deserve …show more content…
I have six siblings who are younger than I and I have assisted their learning throughout their home life, while also helping with their homework and education. My brother and sister are currently in the grade levels that I will soon be certified to teach, and I get pictures of homework or facetime videos from my mom so I can help explain exercises that were assigned as math homework in my siblings’ classes. Outside of my family experiences, I was also given the opportunity to tutor a sixth grader during the summer who was falling behind with his mathematics. We met once a week at his home and we practiced problems, exercises, and I helped him understand some of the concepts and standards that he didn’t feel comfortable with. Instead of giving him the answer, I made sure that he was beginning to understand what the problems were asking and how to solve them. By the end of the summer, we began working on seventh grade prep questions that were a preview of what he was going to learn that coming year, so he had familiarity with the content and wouldn’t feel completely