March 9th: The thing that makes you excited
Right now, the thing that makes me excited is my job. I can sometimes go through ebbs and flows with it, but even today, just sitting down making a web diagram of the stuff I plan on teaching my class over the next fortnight was really making me anticipate returning to work on Monday. I also attended a quiz this morning to support kids from my school, and hearing how grateful the parents were for the work I had put in with the team genuinely filled me with joy.
The reason I decided to pursue a career in education was down to one child. In 2010, I spent a week in my local primary school on work experience, having never truly considered teaching as a career choice, and I was assigned to a couple of different classes for the 5-day period. I mainly worked with a 10-year-old boy who really struggled across the curriculum. This was quite a challenge for me at first, but when he figured something out, or came up with the correct answer, the excitement I felt was second to none. I thought, "wow, he got that right because of me!" Helping this child and seeing him progress, even slowly, was so rewarding for me that I made up my mind at the end of that week to become a primary school teacher. I still get that feeling today when a pupil gets that 'Eureka!' look in their eye.
Having studied education and psychology for four years and worked as an educator for almost three, I feel excited to stand at the top of the classroom knowing that I am armed with the tools to help them grow as human beings and to better their lives. There are some that I may never reach, but if I don't show up, how can I expect them to?
The reason I decided to pursue a career in education was down to one child. In 2010, I spent a week in my local primary school on work experience, having never truly considered teaching as a career choice, and I was assigned to a couple of different classes for the 5-day period. I mainly worked with a 10-year-old boy who really struggled across the curriculum. This was quite a challenge for me at first, but when he figured something out, or came up with the correct answer, the excitement I felt was second to none. I thought, "wow, he got that right because of me!" Helping this child and seeing him progress, even slowly, was so rewarding for me that I made up my mind at the end of that week to become a primary school teacher. I still get that feeling today when a pupil gets that 'Eureka!' look in their eye.
Having studied education and psychology for four years and worked as an educator for almost three, I feel excited to stand at the top of the classroom knowing that I am armed with the tools to help them grow as human beings and to better their lives. There are some that I may never reach, but if I don't show up, how can I expect them to?
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