Beliefs
What
I believe in really had me thinking of a time where a teacher actually made me
want to become a teacher just to be like them. Through the 13 years I have been
in school; I can think of no better role models them my 8th grade
math and English teachers. What I believe I teacher must do is go beyond what
they are told to do and push there students to achieve something they never
thought they could do; while still being able to reason with the student and understand
what they are going through.
My
8th grade English teacher did something no other teacher has done
for me in the past; said I could achieve something that I never thought would
work for me. Trying out for wrestling, I have never wrestled before so I was shock that he wanted me to
try out. Little did I know he used to be the old wrestling coach. I tried out
but didn’t follow through with it, I gave up on wrestling shortly after I started.
The next thing my English teacher did surprised me; instead of being mad or
disappointed, he urged me to go out for football during my first year of high
school instead. Following his advice I tried out for the football team and made
it. In 10th grade I broke the school record for accuracy and was
ranked third in the national in accuracy as a kicker.
My 8th grade math teacher was a whole new
experience for me. This was the first year I went into an advanced class
instead of an average class. The whole first semester I was just coasting by
with a C, only doing enough work to earn that C. Until one day she pulled me
aside and said “If you don’t bring your grade up to a B within midterms I’m
going to kick you out of my class.” This was a shock to me, no teacher has ever
cared that I get a better grade then a C, all they cared about before was for
me to be passing the class. With her pushing me to achieve a higher grade, and
for me to actually want to get a better grade, by midterms I had my B and made
sure I kept it throughout the rest of the year.
For teachers to rise up past what is asked of them is
what I truly believe a being a teacher is all about. With the inspiration of
these two teachers I hope to become just like them and help my students become
better people along the way.
