Educational Autobiography Statement

Educational Autobiography Statement
I think that I have always wanted to be a teacher. Being the eldest of four children, I have always enjoyed being that helping hand and using my talents and abilities to help others. In the remainder of this essay, I will explore how my personal background, development as an individual over time, and how experiences as a student have influenced my attitude towards education and prompted me to choose teaching as a profession.
My full name is Kylie Jo Jahn, born on January 10, 1997. I have brown hair, brown eyes and am short for being at the age of 18.   I was born in the town of Dawson, MN, where I spent the first two years of my life.  My parents and I then moved to Madison, MN where I have lived since.   I have two sisters and one brother, all three are younger than me.  Karissa, my sister, is 16 and my best friend.  Kayla, my other sister, is 8 and has the biggest heart.  My brother, Jordan, is 12 and looks out for me as if he were my older brother. Being the oldest of four children, I grew up helping my parents out with my younger siblings. My parents have instilled in me the importance of showing respect for authority figures, of listening, having responsibilities and time management, to name a few of the things that have helped shape me into the person that I am today. I feel incredibly

fortunate to have grown up with such a supportive family and for being blessed with so many amazing opportunities.

I have many hobbies and values, and often dream about my plans for the future.

I have participated in many sports throughout the years including tennis, basketball, dance and track.  I have a love for photography and really anything crafty.  Anything outdoors is calling my name, especially when the autumn season comes around.  To keep me busy in the summers I have obtained countless babysitting jobs and have also had the opportunity to work with a local daycare back in my hometown where we would take trips to the park and pool, have lemonade stands, and play with finger-paints to name some of the many things we did to keep

busy.

Another fact about me, I know my values and don’t fall for peer pressure too often.  I value time with family and friends.  Family is something that always comes first for me.  I also value hard work and personal discipline.  I believe that hard work can take any person far in life.  You don’t just come across success by hoping for it, but by working toward and fighting for it.  Faith and fairness are other things that I have grown to value.  These are just a few of my values in life. I am an adventure seeker with an enormous amount of interests from photography, to cooking and crafts, spending time with family and friends just to name a few.  With so many interests I thought I would choose a profession that could incorporate all the things that I love, teaching.  I look forward to bringing what I have to the classroom and sharing my talents with all that I can.

I can honestly say that I have always looked forward to the start of a new school year. As a matter of fact, I would even go so far as to say that I have enjoyed school for the better part of the eighteen years or so that I have spent attending it. There have been many positive and negative, teaching and learning, experiences throughout the years, there are with anything in life. All of these experiences have influenced my decision to become a teacher and have shaped me into the teacher that I am working to become today. I enjoy learning new things, in all aspects of my life, and plan to continue to learn and take classes in a variety of subjects to better myself as a teacher and learner.