A little bit about me and why I want to teach and what I want to teach

I am a Junior at the University of South Alabama, and I plan to graduate in the Spring semester of 2011, if all goes according to plan. I'm working on a dual certification bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and Special Education. I hope in my teaching career I will get the chance to teach all K-6 grades at some point. I do not ever want to teach one grade level for too long. I like change and variety. I know sometimes as a teacher one does not always get a choice in that matter, but I can hope. I want to be a teacher because I love children, and the idea of working with them all day as a job choice brings so much joy to me. I also love learning, and I hope I can bring that happiness to children one day. After changing my major multiple times, teaching is the perfect fit for me, and I am so excited and can not wait to get started.

Teachers Should Always Learn

I believe all teachers should forever learn, and as a teacher I will be a life long learner. I never want to get stuck in my ways and not learn new ways of teachings, new information, and new ideas. I always want to be better, and if I refuse to learn chances to grow and improve will be lost. One can learn from anyone, and I want to keep my ears open to fellow colleagues whether it is hearing what other teachers I will work with are doing with their students in their classrooms in the coffee room, or reading a fellow teacher's blog in Wyoming I want to learn from them. I also believe that how can I push my students to learn new things when I myself refuse to learn, that makes no sense to me. I need to always be learning as well. After all, it will be my job to help others learn, therefore I and all teachers need to keep learning. Teachers need to be examples for their students, it will only benefit everyone in the process.