I came to Southern New Hampshire University to get a good quality education. My major here is Elementary Education with a certification in Special Ed. I am really looking forward to be able to do what I love and that is to help children learn and eventually help them grow as individuals. As a sophomore here at SNHU, I have taken a good amount of Education classes where I have been able to actually take what I have learned in the classroom and use it within actual classrooms. I have some experience with children in an environment where I am taking my knowledge and relaying it to them. For example, I work at a YMCA where I live, and there I am a swim instructor and teach kids of all ages how to swim.; two things that I love put into one. This job has opened the doors for me to help me realize what I really want to be when I grow up and that is a teacher. One other thing that this job has helped me become who I am today and who I want to be tomorrow is that I have been introduced to working with children with special needs. Walking into this, I did not thing that it was for me, but after a couple weeks or so, I knew it was what I wanted. Four years later, and I have relationships with children and their families that I never would have had if I did not accept this new experience. That is why I am really looking forward to taking the next steps and becoming a teacher in a different setting.
Taking EDU 235: Learning with Technology is just another step closer for me being able to become a teacher. I think this class will really help myself be more aware of what goes on within the classroom technology based. When I was going through school, we didn't have iPads or laptops that we could use and now, classrooms everywhere have access to that. I think that it is extremely important for children to use these tools because they are growing up in the day and age that they are going to be using them on a day to day basis.
I am really excited to continue on in the Education field and one day, take what I have learned and help children grow into better human beings in the real world.
What grades are you looking to teach?
ReplyDeleteI'm also interested in working with kids that have special needs. Did you take Health 2 in high school? I did with Mr. Anderson and we worked with the special needs kids once every week and it was an eye opening experience. I went into the classroom being a little nervous and I didn't know what to expect, but at the end of the year I decided it was something that I really loved. What were your feelings when you first started working with the special needs kids?
ReplyDeleteI love your Elephant tagxedo it is so cute!! i love your passion for teaching you will make an awesome teacher one day! i cant wait to visit you and teach all of our students about the wonders of elephants!! what grade would you like to teach?
ReplyDeleteI love your post! This is very inspirational. I love how you said your job has helped you become who you are today and who you want to be tomorrow. I wanted to minor in special education and get a better understanding of how the classroom environment can be altered to accommodate their learning styles. Do you know what grade level you would like to teach?
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