Saying Why I Chose Education

Well, to be honest, when I think about teaching, I don't get instantly emotional thinking about the prospect. I think this is an advantage. Maybe it assures me I'm being sober-minded and not just choosing from a season in my life. Apparently, the passion and reason that I want to become a teacher comes deeply from my will instead of the nervous system.

People just so happen to be very intriguing. They also can be amusing, annoying, avariciously stubborn, auspicious, or amiable. These descriptors just proved that they aren't machines, and I couldn't simply work with machines. For the ratio of working between people and computers, humans need to be the majority. Education provides that.

And I don't think it is unreasonable to say that I have certain gifts that align well with the vocation. I am able to communicate in an appealing way to students, I have an earnest desire to be a counselor and grow them up to be able citizens and humble servants (depending where I am placed).

However, there are some who just love the kids but simply cannot help them. It's time to stop leaving kids apathetic. It is also time to admit that sometimes our teaching philosophies will need revamping and our lesson plans will turn archaic twenty years down the road. Relevance is key. And in my opinion, education lacks one resolute virtue: Critical Thinking! It is definitely promoted, but it is barely manufactured. Formal education structures learning to look for "one right answer." We live in a world that is a tapestry of different experiences and perspectives.

I want to use English and Drama-two very metaphorical arenas-and challenge students to observe real-life applications and apply them accordingly. I don't happen to only have a passion for the subject area, but also for the students themselves; I'd like them to live abundantly and be able to know they are.

Whether we need to reform things a little bit or to hold on to those academic ideals, the educational forum requires new insights to keep teaching compelling and thinkers competent. I aim to provide that.

Beginners

This is a good first post