Teachers who inspire know that teaching is like cultivating a garden...Those who would have nothing to do with thorns must never attempt to gather flowers.
--Author Unknown
--Author Unknown
About Me
The first time I knew I wanted to be a teacher, I was only a child. At the age of six, I was highly invested in teaching my sixty-five year old nanny how to read and write. At her age, she could not even write her own name, and I couldn't process the fact that a woman many times my own age was illiterate. I knew I had to teach her because I fervently believed she was being denied one of the greatest joys in life, reading.
Through my college education, I have learned that education is by far the most powerful tool an individual can possess. As such, I believe that all children, no matter what race, gender, disability or socioeconomic status, should be given the opportunity to learn. I have also learned that in our rapidly changing world, the children of our generation face different learning challenges and requirements. For this reason, it is imperative that I become adequately prepared to fulfill the learning needs of all children. In order for our students to succeed in the ever-growing competitive global market, it is also crucial that I train them to become critical thinkers, leaders, efficient communicators, and innovators.
However, it is my topmost ambition that I prepare my students to restore and rebuild the world that we have ravaged for so many centuries. Most importantly, it is critical that I teach my students to become tolerant, which is one of the most important things my education at Santa Monica College and California State Dominguez has taught me. Our world is plagued by poverty and violence caused by wars. It is time that as educators, we take a lead in restoring peace to our world, and it begins with tolerance. We get what we cultivate. Thus, I will make it my duty to cultivate powerful intellectuals, capable of changing the world into a peaceful place free of violence, poverty, and sickness. We are not leaving our children with an easy task, but they are our future—and the best one at that.
When I fear I will fail my students in the process of growing cognitively, emotionally, and socially, I look back at the subject matter and pedagogical training I have received in Santa Monica College and California State University Dominguez Hills and I know I am prepared to undertake the arduous task of educating the individuals that represent change and innovation in our world.
The first time I knew I wanted to be a teacher, I was only a child. At the age of six, I was highly invested in teaching my sixty-five year old nanny how to read and write. At her age, she could not even write her own name, and I couldn't process the fact that a woman many times my own age was illiterate. I knew I had to teach her because I fervently believed she was being denied one of the greatest joys in life, reading.
Through my college education, I have learned that education is by far the most powerful tool an individual can possess. As such, I believe that all children, no matter what race, gender, disability or socioeconomic status, should be given the opportunity to learn. I have also learned that in our rapidly changing world, the children of our generation face different learning challenges and requirements. For this reason, it is imperative that I become adequately prepared to fulfill the learning needs of all children. In order for our students to succeed in the ever-growing competitive global market, it is also crucial that I train them to become critical thinkers, leaders, efficient communicators, and innovators.
However, it is my topmost ambition that I prepare my students to restore and rebuild the world that we have ravaged for so many centuries. Most importantly, it is critical that I teach my students to become tolerant, which is one of the most important things my education at Santa Monica College and California State Dominguez has taught me. Our world is plagued by poverty and violence caused by wars. It is time that as educators, we take a lead in restoring peace to our world, and it begins with tolerance. We get what we cultivate. Thus, I will make it my duty to cultivate powerful intellectuals, capable of changing the world into a peaceful place free of violence, poverty, and sickness. We are not leaving our children with an easy task, but they are our future—and the best one at that.
When I fear I will fail my students in the process of growing cognitively, emotionally, and socially, I look back at the subject matter and pedagogical training I have received in Santa Monica College and California State University Dominguez Hills and I know I am prepared to undertake the arduous task of educating the individuals that represent change and innovation in our world.