s/o Teaching What I Know

LarissaAnn · July 2011

Know what's weird? I have no desire to teach college or anything having to do with law or anything like that. College kids hold no interest for me. They're likely already bright, and they want to be there. I like a challenge.

I'd want to teach either young kids - kindergarten, first grade, so I could teach them to read, start them off with a love of art, get them going in math...

Or if it was older kids, I'd want "troublemakers."

In 10th grade, I took Chem 1A and struggled through. I started dating that year and stopped studying so much, plus chem was the only science/math class I couldn't just "see." I rocked all my math classes, bio, physics, etc. Just not chem. I made it through, and come 11th grade, I was told by my guidance counselor that AP Chem wasn't a good idea because I didn't have a strong enough base for it. I'm stubborn and don't like people telling me I can't do something, so I signed up for AP Chem.

The guidance counselor was right, and in despite staying for extra help, joining chem league, doing everything I could, by the middle of 1st marking period I had to get out or fail. So I got out, and the only class open for another student in that time slot was Geoscience. That was lab science for kids who couldn't handle lab science. So it was me and all the stoners. Seriously. I obviously sailed through with my eyes closed and both hands tied behind my back, but I learned something else. Miss McKinley was probably the best teacher I've ever seen in action. She was young, but the stoners respected and really liked her. But she wasn't their friend and didn't take any sh!t.

She actually made me think I might want to teach that year and I knew if I did, I wanted to be a teacher like her.

I think those teachers make more of a difference than the teachers who taught my regular classes. I was already smart and liked school. I wanted to be there and I wanted to learn. Why on earth would I want to teach someone like me when there are those other kids who need it more? Know what I mean?

Cutiepie811 · July 2011

Wow, I never thought of teaching in that perspective, but it makes sense. I understand exactly what you're saying. I would feel the same way if I were interested in teaching. So, you reallyyhinkimg about givingthis teaching thing a go? I think you would rock at it!!

justrachet · July 2011

With a heart like that, I know you'd make a difference in a lot of kids' lives.

LarissaAnn · July 2011

That's why I really respect Ashley. Dunno.if I'll really do it. Like I said to her, I hate change and don't usually go for it unless forced. But I'm gonna look into what it takes, I think.

alyssa44 · July 2011

justrachet:
With a heart like that, I know you'd make a difference in a lot of kids' lives.

Yes this!

We have some awesome ladies on this board and I'm going to shoot unicorns and glitter into the sky tonight for you all.

janda309 · July 2011

LarissaAnn:
That's why I really respect Ashley. Dunno.if I'll really do it. Like I said to her, I hate change and don't usually go for it unless forced. But I'm gonna look into what it takes, I think.

Thanks It's like I told you on the phone though - follow your heart. Would you rather living to work or working to live?

LarissaAnn · July 2011

What I do and the atmosphere in which I do it has *always* been more important to me than the money. Always.

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