I have enjoyed teaching as a special education aide, recitation leader and lab teacher as well teaching in many informal teaching settings.
I am the oldest of 11 children and I love it! I enjoy reading, public speaking, and teaching. My purpose in life is to spread happiness and joy by teaching truth, being beautifully honest, and laughing my delectable giggles :).
I decided to teach because, when I was teaching as special education aide, I realized that I really enjoyed inspiring students to realize that they are not stupid and that they are truly wonderful creations. There was one experience in particular where I was able to live in my purpose and teach that truth to one little boy and he got it! It brought me a lot of joy and I knew I wanted to have experiences like that over and over and over again.
I decided to teach mathematics because there are a lot of people who don't like math and I love a challenge. After all, what area needs more inspiration than an area that everyone has to take but most people don't like? Plus, I find mathematics very fascinating and challenging. I knew that if I was going to spend 4 years studying a topic to eventually teach, I wanted to learn something that was going to challenge my intellect.
In my studies, I have discovered that mathematics is a beautiful art of creative questioning, logical thinking, and fascinating exploration. I am excited to teach this view of mathematics to the students that will come into my classroom and I am excited to learn how literacy can aid me in doing that.
I love how you see mathematics as an artform and an act of creativity, rather than just a series of procedures and rules. I think that students "get" their teachers' approach to their discipline, even if teachers never explicitly tell them, and your approach sounds a lot more inspired than more rote approaches.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your posting and I look forward to reading more of your thoughts as the semester progresses.