Learning their home. Although they don’t have

Learning is the foundation of a better future.

A future ofknowledge and success. I want to teach the future generation to become someonethat can accomplish their dreams just has my past teachers have done so.Through the years, my professors have helped me find my path in life and Iwould like to do the same to the future generation.

Teachers have what it takesto change society and I would like to make a change for the best. I have chosena career in education because I believed education is the most important aspectin life.My inspiration to pursue a degree in education are my lovingparents. My parents come from a poor town in Mexico were education was not afirst priority, but working was. Both of my parents did not finish elementarydue to low Income, they had to leave school to help out with house duties and workat a young age to bring income to their home.  Although they don’t have a great educationboth of my parents have help me and my siblings with everything they can fromdoing homework to always supporting us. They have always said that no matter ifthey don’t have education, they can still help us accomplish our goals.

Alsohas the oldest of my siblings, I want my siblings to have someone to look uptoo, like I look up to my parents. They may not have the education but theyhave what it takes to make sure their children succeed.My parents make sure I get a good education but my teachersmake sure I learn that good education. Many of the teachers that I have hadthroughout my education have become role models. This started when I was inelementary in my ESL class to be precise. I was born in the U.

S.A but afterturning five my parents decided to go back to Mexico. Due to leaving to MexicoI did not learn English until I came back to the states and that was five yearslater. When I was register for classes my parents were told I would be in ESLclasses due to not knowing English.

I had no idea what ESL meant, I was justscared of being in a new place and hearing people talk and not understand whatthey were saying. The first day of class was like any other first day of classfor a new kid, having a nervous breakdown. I remember my teacher name was Mrs.Alaniz she taught 4th and 5th grade bilingual class atEduardo Mata Elementary. She was one of the best teacher I have had throughoutmy education.

She was good at explain the concepts, she had patient with herstudents but firm when she need it to be, she always had high expectations forus and knew how to motivate her class. She taught me how to read and write in Englishand forever I will be grateful for that. Teaching someone something new is hard more so when they havea student like me that did not want to learn because I found everything tocomplicated. She never lost hope in me, she was always nagging me, I called itnagging but now I know it wasn’t nagging it was her way of helping me. Shewould tell my parents to take me to the library on Saturday for story time andI hated it because story time was meant for small children not a nine-year-oldgirl like me. But I’m thankful for all her efforts she put on me, I know I’mnot the only person she helped because I notice how she helped my other classmates. She always went out of her way to helpus and for that made her my super role model.  I wanted to be like her, teach those that likeme come from another country and help them.

However, I know I will create myown style of teaching has I learn my strengths through experiences. Is there such thing has an excellent teacher? I believe thereis. What makes an excellent teacher? Someone that explains? Demonstrates? Bothmake a good teacher but an excellent teacher is someone that inspire you, theymake you think everything is possible. Mrs. Alaniz was that excellent teacher,she did not let a student leave without having understand the topic, no matterhow long it took.  She always found waysto make sure we would understand. I intend on being that type of teacher.

A teacherthat make individuals truly believe that dreams do come true. To inspire someone is not an easy task and is not suppose tobe. The chance to inspire someone it’s a challenge, there are a few educatorsthat have not accepted this challenge and needs to be change. Student do not goto school because they want to but because they are force to. Many students donot prioritize learning but a teacher job is to teach. I want to become a teacherthat not only teaches material but also teach character and morals.

I want tobe a role model to my students like my teachers were to me.