As long as I can remember, I’ve always known that I wanted to be a teacher. The years went on and I narrowed it down to teaching young kids. I want to be able to help shape young children’s minds and teach them a joy of learning that some teachers can take away. From a very young age, I was always towards the top of my class and loved almost all my subjects. Quite simply I loved learning and I wanted to learn more. Once I reached Middle School, I found my love for school starting to fall. I think this is mostly to do with the less hands on approach that most teachers start to adopt after fourth grade. It wasn’t that they were bad teachers, I simply wasn’t involved in my learning. I felt almost disconnected as we mindlessly filled out note packets …show more content…
Therefore it is important that we provide children with the proper teaching that they need and still make it entertaining. Too often have I and my fellow students been subject to the teachings of a person who simply makes you lose your interest in that subject. I never want to see that happen especially to a young child. Children tend to be very fascinated by learning and in the correct environment I believe that this fascination can be turned into a drive and need to learn. I love seeing the IVC Preschool student’s eyes light up when we do a science experiment or when they learn and understand something new. Nothing can ever beat the excitement a child has once they finally understand a concept that they had previously been struggling with. I want to be the teacher that always ignites that fire in a child. I want to make sure that every child understands a concept, even if that means teaching it two or three ways or even having to come up with a whole new approach to the problem. I want to be the teacher that I needed to keep myself interested in the subjects that I no longer