When I was little, every time somebody asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I told them that I wanted to be a princess. Inevitably, most people would ask me what my backup plan was because I obviously didn’t have royal blood. In response, what I’d usually tell them was that I wanted to be a teacher, the response they were looking for the first time. Everyone in my life knew that I was destined to teach and inspire young minds. The way I would play with my dolls was a bit different than most children I knew. I liked to line them up and teach them what I learned in school that day like I was their teacher. I would create tests for them, have them give presentations, and they even all got report cards. Going into college, it was a no brainer what my transfer major was going to be or so I thought. Looking into universities and their programs to become an educator, I quickly discovered that while there are degrees for general education, most universities only offered separate elementary, middle and high school education degrees. This meant that I was going to have to choose, which is something I’m not very good at. I tend to be an incredibly indecisive person. With this newfound knowledge in mind, I decided to start my research to compare elementary teaching to high …show more content…
Your job is to build them a strong foundation that will later be built upon in middle school and high school. You’re teaching them not only how to use glue and mix colors, but you’re also teaching them how to apologize to their friends and mean it and learn to share. In this stage of education, it’s extremely important for teachers to be patient and effective. Constantly teaching brand new concepts requires a lot of kindness and understanding too. Some students won’t be able to pick them up as quickly as others, and there will be some students who haven’t matured to the point of caring to learn new