My Educational Experiences In Education

“Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges (Joyce Meyer).” Teachers play a significant role in our society. It is the job of educators to teach the youth and assist them in discovering their function in society. With a task this influential, it is important that we have the very best on the job. Though my past experiences as a student, I have come to find that there is much more that goes into a great teacher than simply credentials.

As a child, my family moved around a good amount of times. That, in turn, meant moving from school to school. Therefore, I experienced a vast amount of different teachers and their teaching techniques. My educational experiences began in the Bay Area. Although it was only Kindergarten, I remember the excitement that flowed through my body as I walked into school everyday. The teachers always greeted me

After middle school, I moved back to the Bay Area. It was my junior year in high school, when I took my first Advanced Placement course (AP) and got the surprise of my life. I took the class, not because I wanted to, but because it was required of me. It was in this class where I was assigned a teacher who surpassed the standards of what a great teacher should be like. From the beginning of the course, he made an effort to build some sort of relationship with each individual in the class. We were encouraged to build a sense of community within the classroom. This sense of community allowed us as students to learn from each other and created a feeling of importance in the classroom. This teacher showed me that we all have something to offer. He not only showed us what we were capable of but also motivated us to exceed our past achievements. It was in this class that I learned that were no limits to what I could