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Diane
 I knew I wanted to be a teacher when… |
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I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I had a teacher who helped me when I needed it and NEVER gave up on me. I knew then that I wanted to do the same thing.
I realized I wanted to be a teacher when: I saw the smile on a childs face when I taught them the smallest task, and they realized they learned something new. Something happened in my heart and I knew it was my lifes purpose to teach small children. I am director of and teach at a nursery school for 3, 4 & 5 year olds….
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when…I would come home from school everyday & teach my little brother or my stuffed animals or whoever would listen. I always had a classroom set up in our basement from my earliest memories. I loved writing on the chalkboard…dry erase boards are not as fun :o) I always liked helping my teachers at school as well.
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I did my first set of observations during college and had to teach a lesson. The incredible feeling I had when the class understood what I was teaching was amazing. Even more than that was when I worked one on one with one of the students who was struggling and he finally “got it.” There is no better feeling!
the occasion in my classroom is let the other teacher help me with the children and let the other teacher take over the teaching sometimes and me just watch her how she teaches the children and if she needs help i would help her out, like this week in my classroom i am leting her teach the children diffternt things and i am watching her what she teaches the children this week,again if she needs my help with the children then i will help her out. so we will see how she does this week teaching the children instead of me. it will be a new experience for her to try this week.
Like Denice, I had a fourth grade teacher who made a great impact on my life. I thought if I could impart that to some child(ren), the cycle would continue.
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I was 6 years old and came home every afternoon to share with the younger neighbors all that I had learned that day. I started to change my mind when I got a little older because I thought teachers were so smart that they knew everything. I knew that I didn’t know everything, but I had a teacher tell me – “You don’t have to know everything, you just need to know where to find the answers.”
I chose to be an accountant and went to college. But God had chosen a different career path for me. I have been in early childhood for over 23 years now. I wouldn’t change it for the world!
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I observed my mother, grandmother, an aunt and uncle teaching. I saw what motivated them to give most of their time and energy to help children, especially those who needed extra help. My grandmother and mother made sure every child had something to eat and clean clothes to wear, as well as extra help in their studies. In high school I was able to go to the elementary school below my high school and be a teacher’s aide and that did it for me. I knew I wanted to follow in the steps of my family.
I fell in love with my second grade teacher, Mrs. Comstock. I wanted to be just like her. How I loved the stories she read us. I read several of them to my class each year. This is my 30th year in first grade. I hope that she would be proud of the teacher I became.
I new I wanted to be a teacher when the parent came to pick up the child and the child began to cry they didnt want to go home cause they were playing a game I had introduced earlier in the day and they didnt have the game at home.
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I read the book Helen Keller.Her teacher,Anne Sullivan,was an inspiration to me. She was brave,determined,compassionate and dedicated to her student. Trying my best to emulate her example in my everyday life serves me well as a teacher of First Graders.
As long as I can remember I wanted to be a teacher. I use to have my classroom with the neighborhood kids in my backyard. I had a black board, worksheets I made up. We did every subject and we had recess. I was probably in the 3rd or 4th grade. I use to teach sunday school when I was in the 11th grade. It was lots of fun and I really enjoyed it!
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I was in 4th grade and I struggled in math and reading. My 4th grade teacher tutored me and got me motivated and engaged in school in general. In 5th grade, I had a phenomenal teacher as well that was friends with my 4th grade teacher and she helped me as well. I have always looked up to them as teachers and ever since 4th grade had wanted to be a teacher just like them. Now I teach Kindergarten and I could not imagine doing anything else. A special thanks to Miss Meucci and Miss Troy for making me the person I am today!
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I was 5 years old and had the 3 best Kindergarten teachers. I loved them with all my heart and always wanted to be just like them!
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I became a mother for the first time. I was helping my son learn his colors. I had to be creative and help him learn his colors and have fun learning them. The look on his face when he learned a new color was amazing. I knew then I wanted to help other children.
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when in college to be a lawyer a professor convinced me to take a few education classes because to get into law school you could have just about any major so he wanted me to add something to my history major such as history edcucation. I hated the secondary classroom they put me in but liked most of my education classes. I switched to elementary education and as a fluke got put into a kindergarten classroom. It was over for me after that. I switched dreams from becoming a lawyer to becoming a kindergarten teacher in one semester. My family often gives me a hard time from switching from one of the top paid professions to one of the lowest. But I wouldn’t trade it for all the money in the world.
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I was five. I fell in love with my Sunday School Teacher. However, God had different plans for me. After working in office jobs, becoming a stay at home mom, and a preschool teacher with Head Start, I finally went to college and obtained my degree. I am in my 16th year of teaching Kindergarten.
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I made my husband take me on dates to the bookstore to shop for children’s books!
I was at college in the business class. It was no fun. I took a class and God led me to teaching. I have been teaching for 32 years. I loved teaching ustil all the paperwork and stress of No Child Left Behind — some good things have come from it. It was also when they put me in special and not regular teaching. I would love to have a claas of first graders again!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I miss them. I teach all levels from K-6 right now.
I have never wanted to be anything else. I have always wanted to be a teacher.
I have always wanted to work with children. Well, children or animals, and I’m allergic to most animals!
Always Always wanted to be a teacher and still cannot imagine being anything else. Lets face it where could any of us work that we would get paid to laugh the way we are.
I always knew that I wanted to be a teacher. But, my mom was a teacher so I was determined to be something else after watching her work so hard when I was younger. But my freshman year of college I knew that there was nothing else that I would rather do. So, I called my mom and told her that I switched my major and was setting myself up for a life with lots of children!
I knew I wanted to be a teacher after teaching Sunday school to 3/4 years olds and being told by them that, “Hey, Ms. Gina you are so nice and smart you should be a teacher!” I love teaching my preschool classes! They keep me smiling!!!
I can’t remember a time when I didn’t want to be a teacher. One of my students told me yesterday that he thinks he wants to be a teacher too because all a teacher needs to have is a good brain and a love for chocolate!
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I was six years old. My older brother was in the third grade and had been coming home everyday for the last two years and teaching me the things he had learned. In second grade (a long time ago in another century), my teacher had us copy charts and fill in the blanks. My mother has the paper that I wrote that said,”When I grow up I want to teach.”
I knew I wanted to be a teacher the very first time I got to write on the board as a kid! =)
when someone talked me into volunteering for the famous artist program our elementary school has. We take print of famous artist work and tell the kids about them each age group has different things in different works. we actually had to put together a lesson – I was so nervous I thought I would bomb, but I found out I loved it and the kids loved when I came in – at least that was what my kids told me. I originially wanted to be a guidance counselor, but it just wasn’t in the cards for me – the last place I wanted after 2 years of college was to work in a school – I just wanted to be done. I did get my degree had my kids started working at preschool got my certificate in early childhood and I’ve been here ever since. Wish someone would have forced me way back when – i love my job!!
…I met my first grade teacher. I adored her and her red leather shoes.
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when my fourth grade teacher let me help her grade papers and call out grades to her while she put them in her grade book.I always asked for the extra worksheets so I could play school with my friends at home.
When I realized it was Friday and the next day I wasn’t going to get to go to school and that made me want to cry! ; ) lol
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I volunteered with Special Olympics when I was in 9th grade and helping the athletes gave me such pride. Their zest for life and their desire to do the best that they could was an inspiration to me. I will never forget the Special Olympic athletes who made such a lasting impression on me when I was younger. Thanks Paul, Sean, Mick, Rudy, Eddie, Bobby, and all the other athletes from Central Susquehanna Special Olympics.
I knew I wanted to be in teaching when I was about 5, when my mother said I told all the neighbour children where to sit, and when to be quiet, and then I gave them all jobs to do.
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when as a young child I was busy mothering children on my block. Teaching surrounds you with the love and innocence o youth.
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I was in High School and I has taking a Child Development class. In this class we went out and volunteered at different schools in the area. I had went to the Head Start in my area and volunteered and I loved it. I had so much fun working with the children and the teachers. The cool thing about this is the Head Start that I volunteered at I know work at. I was a junior in High School when I volunteered so that was in 2003 and I started working there in August of 2010. I love my job and I love working with kids you can learn a lot from them.
I knew that I wanted to be a teacher when I was in second grade. I loved my teacher and I would come and ‘play’ school. I have always had a passion for young children and learning!
I knew I wanted to be a teacher since third grade. I had a teacher that was fresh out of college, and she was very nontraditional. She put our desks in a large circle in the classroom instead of in rows. She was patient and soft spoken and read to us every day after lunch. We heard so many novels that year that I was inspired to read more on my own. My goal each year is to instill a life-long love of reading in my students.
I knew that I wanted to be a teacher as soon as I volunteered in my first grade teacher’s classroom when I was in high school. As part of an independent study, I got to spend 1 1/2 hours each day in her classroom. I loved it! She’s one of those teachers you never forget and I was so fortunate to work with her. Now, I’m in my third year of teaching and teach just down the hall from her!
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when attending business classes as a freshmen in college, I wonder what I was doing? My parents were teachers, I would always play with the old teacher manuals for school with my dolls & brother, and I was ‘volunteered’ to help my mom in her work. I didn’t want to go into education but it seems I was ‘born’ for this wonderful profession that became apparent in those business classes!
I knew I wanted to be a teacher after volunteering as an assistant in my children’s classrooms. I went back to school and the rest is history. Early Childhood is my favorite age–they are like little sponges soaking up so much!!!!!
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when, as a nanny, I watched the world unfold for a little girl through literature. Her mother gave me a thank you note at one time for helping her daughter grow to love books.
When I was filling in at a preschool when I was out of work (office had closed) & discovered how rewarding it is to work with children! When one door closes another opens! The best “happy accident”!
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when…I would “play” school every day with my bf when I was in about 1st grade. We would set up all our books on the bed, I would pick a book to be read aloud to her and then I would tell her what I wanted her to write down and do for homework. We never got tired of this game and to do this day I still love “playing” school.
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when my high school French teacher made the announcement that he was creating a seating chart to reflect the class grades.
I was put in the last seat in the last row. It was 1984; I never forgot what that did to me as a student and as a human being.
I quickly recognized the influence a teacher has on a student. I wanted to have a strong influence on young people. I wanted to be a positive influence. I wanted to be a teacher.
Shelley MacPherson
First Grade teacher
I knew when I would come home from third and fourth grade go right down to my basement where I had a blackboard on the wall, a small desk, a small table and many supplies and teach my brother whatever I had learned that day. He is five years younger than I am and sat for nearly 15 minutes every day. I copied my teachers to the t; mimicking whatever they said or did. I loved those times!
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I was a young girl. I can’t remember ever not wanting to be a teacher. It is one of my greatest accomplishments!
As a young child, I had the misfortune of being a victim of child abuse. School was my safe place, and my teachers were my heroes. I knew I wanted to be just like them. I’ve been teaching kindergarten at Title I schools for 17 years now, and I’m right where God wants me to be! It’s the best job in the world!!
When I signed up for another major in college… After a year with no children in my life, I knew that I wasn’t headed in the right direction. Teaching was my calling and I have enjoyed every minute of it!
Wow! I came in this morning and read every one of your comments. I am totally inspired. You are the teachers every parent hopes his or her child has the privilege of learning from. Hugs!
I had an excellent Journalism teacher in high school. He really inspired my lve of writing, creating, and editing. I even started in that direction when I started college, but I was drawn to part-time jobs with day care and teaching swimming lessons so I decided the best route for me was to pass my love for reading and writing on to students!
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I had kids!!
when I lined my dolls, paperdolls, teddy bears, magazine cutouts of children on my bed and taught them what I was trying to learn myself.
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when kids in my 6th grade class asked me to help them with their work.
when my 3rd grade teacher read aloud to us everyday. I loved the idea of being about to read everyday and have done so for the past 35 years!
I have always wanted to be a teacher from the time I could play school, to babysitting, to teaching Sunday school, to volunteering for Youth Groups and camps, and being a teacher aide in high school.
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when all the factory jobs were gone from our town. The only job that paid as well for a female was teaching. I also thought it was recession proof.
Those days of recession proof are looking more like the days of gone by. I pray for my fellow teachers and the future of education for the children.
I have wanted to be a teacher when I started playing school with my brothers. After high school I started working as a para in a local school, then with encouagement from teachers that I was working with, I went to school to get my degree.
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when my kindergarten teacher would remind me I was not the teacher but one of the students. I would go around and help everybody in the class. I continued “my teaching” when babysitting, and volunteer work with special needs children. I did become a teacher and my teaching contunues even after retirement. Once a teacher always a teacher.
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I was very young. I was in Kindergarten and remember watching my teacher make birthday cakes using colored chalk. Every child would recieve one on his or her birthday. The child would get to pick what color(flavor) icing to put on top. I loved my Kindergarten teacher:)When I moved on to first grade I decided I wanted to teach Kindergarten.
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I experienced working as a team with my son’s first grade teacher. My son has been identified as having Asperger Syndrome and has progressed leaps and bounds in coping skills. The first grade teacher he had inspired me by her actions of true love for her job and students. My changing point in life was coming in contact with someone willing to sacrifice the extra time to listen, understand, research, recognize potential, and completing the extra paperwork required to help. I am a first year teacher with a LOT to learn. However,if I am able to touch the lives of my students and their families in the ways my family were blessed by my child’s first grade teacher. I want to find the way to keep my focus and heart with each of my students as the number one priority!! Teaching is a challenging occupation that requires a love for children. The infinite amount of additional criterion requires us to be a researcher at all times and perform successfully to the research you find. The required standards and law may easily cast a shadow on the only true reason any of us know that we want to teach. So, I challenge each of us to refresh our priorities often so that our actions, thoughts, and words will inspire others to join in our journey of molding our future in a positive way!
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I had my own children. It wasn’t until I started raising my own children that I realized I wanted to make a difference in other children’s lives too! So I went back to school in my mid 30’s and received an associate degree in early childhood and have enjoyed every minute of it!
I knew I wated to be a teacher when I was in about the fourth grade and would come home and hope I had a call to babysit. I loved kids from a young age and have three children of my own two grandchildren and a house full of children all ages (childcare).
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I helped my grandmother (who was a teacher) every summer set up her classroom, help her during the Christmas break (when she came down to visit) grade papers, and even when I was in H.S. – getting jobs, I was always showing coworkers how to do things, training them on the computers, registers, etc. So much in fact, that I became one of the head trainers. The managers told me that teaching people was in my nature. 😀 Little did they know that I was applying to the teacher’s prep program at the local university.
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I continually edited my best friends notes when we use to pass notes to each other in High School!
My dad was a teacher and principal. I hated school. I never wanted to be a teacher – my older sister did. I was going to be an artist and help make Disney films. I was a Junior in highschool and went as support with a friend to visit a teacher college. While on tour, we went into the early childhood center and I was struck by lightning! God told me I was supposed to do this. I went home and told my parents. They did not believe me! LOL I have been a Kindergarten teacher for 17 years now and can’t imagine doing anything else.
I knew I wanted to be a teacher back when I was in High school. Growing up I knew I wanted to work with kids when I grew up, teaching was a natural fit for me and have enjoyed it ever since.
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when as a little girl I always played school. I loved “teaching” my dolls and wanting to help others learn.
This desire continued as I entered middle school/high school as I participated in a tutoring club helping inner-city children learn their math and reading skills.
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I would come home from elementary school and create lesson plans, a grade book, seating charts, and homework folders just like my teacher used.
I babysat starting at 12. I worked as a preschool aide in college. I did my business years but when my own three went to school I went back to teaching preschool and have have happily been there ever since. Nothing makes me happier than the smile and the light in the eyes when something clicks!!
….I was in high school. I always loved school, especially math and English and thought it would be great to share that with others- thanks to some inspiring teachers!
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I invited all of the neighborhood kids over to play school! I obviously was always the teacher and loved grading my ‘students’ papers (with stickers of course). I also had several amazing teachers in Elementary and High School…they truly inspired me and changed my life! 🙂
I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I was about five years old. I use to line my dolls up as my students, use chalk to write what I was teaching them on the walls (yes I got in trouble for that one), and always told them a story before they went home with their daily homework and report of how they did in school. Many years later, it was confirmed that teaching was in my blood when I worked for a huge company and found myself teaching all adults. I discovered that children are much easier, nicer, and more lovable to teach!
I watched my niece (only 6 years difference)and every game had to be a learning game. It came so easy for me to think of a game or a song that would help her to learn whatever I thought that she needed to learn at that time. I was so happy when she accomplished each new task that there wasn’t ever much doubt what I was going to do.