01-17-2012, 08:26 PM
I would agree with you Pix if I hadn't had a year long internship at an in-need school.
It was part of a program I did that earned me extra college credit and I had the option between a nicer school on the West End or one of the problem schools on the South Side, and because I'm very passionate about helping children and education I chose the school on the South Side.
I was exposed to just about every situation imaginable, excluding bomb threats and shootings. I had to deal with kids getting bullied on a daily basis and oftentimes I was the only one the kids felt comfortable to come and talk to because I've been there. I became a completely different person when working in the school because I felt like I belonged and was meant to be there. I never treated any of the kids unfairly, even in situations where bullying was a catalyst. What I did was sit down with both students (or however many students were involved) and had them explain to the other why they did what they did, how it made themselves feel, and how it made others feel. After that I would encourage them to apologize, but only if they meant it, and 90% of the time kids left my little counseling session as friends when they had entered as enemies.
With children I cannot judge them or treat them like I treat people my age because much of what they do is due to their immaturity and lack of experience in the world. So yes, I am meant to be a teacher, and though you didn't mean to offend me with your post I am somewhat taken aback. Teaching is my passion and I intend to see it through. I had a wonderful English teacher who to this day remains a close friend and role model and she was the inspiration for my career choice. She told me that if I couldn't help myself, I could help others. And that was what I decided, I was going to be to my students what she was to me.
It was part of a program I did that earned me extra college credit and I had the option between a nicer school on the West End or one of the problem schools on the South Side, and because I'm very passionate about helping children and education I chose the school on the South Side.
I was exposed to just about every situation imaginable, excluding bomb threats and shootings. I had to deal with kids getting bullied on a daily basis and oftentimes I was the only one the kids felt comfortable to come and talk to because I've been there. I became a completely different person when working in the school because I felt like I belonged and was meant to be there. I never treated any of the kids unfairly, even in situations where bullying was a catalyst. What I did was sit down with both students (or however many students were involved) and had them explain to the other why they did what they did, how it made themselves feel, and how it made others feel. After that I would encourage them to apologize, but only if they meant it, and 90% of the time kids left my little counseling session as friends when they had entered as enemies.
With children I cannot judge them or treat them like I treat people my age because much of what they do is due to their immaturity and lack of experience in the world. So yes, I am meant to be a teacher, and though you didn't mean to offend me with your post I am somewhat taken aback. Teaching is my passion and I intend to see it through. I had a wonderful English teacher who to this day remains a close friend and role model and she was the inspiration for my career choice. She told me that if I couldn't help myself, I could help others. And that was what I decided, I was going to be to my students what she was to me.
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