Like many teachers I was inspired to follow this career path by an educator that I truly enjoyed. Unfortunately, he passed away my freshman year at Coe so he will never know that I have almost succeeded in following in his footsteps, nor will he know that it was his footsteps I began following in the first place. However, the inspiration he instilled in me is still there coupled now with a motivation to inspire the young students I will be teaching. I want to teach because I want to make a difference in at least one student's life (if it is only one student I hope I make a BIG difference). I want to pass on the knowledge and love that I have for my subject to the students especially because Language Arts is considered, by some, a dying subject.
This is the legacy I want to live behind. I want the students to like me enough that they listen to what I have to say and absorb it. I used to hope that I would be the teacher that everyone will remember, but now I just want them to remember the lessons I teach, whether they are related to my subject or life lessons in general. i want to leave behind a legacy of students that make something of themselves. I want to teach because I am the teacher.
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