Growing
up I did a lot of babysitting but the first time I actually had a job where I
worked with kids was about 3 summers ago. I worked at a theatre playhouse in
Lake Worth, Fl. At this playhouse I
worked as a stage manager for a summer camp. As the stage manager, I organized
the kid’s day as well as help them with each of their roles in the play. This was a summer internship I did when I was
working on a theatre degree back at the University of Tampa. I loved my
interaction with the summer camp because it allowed me to be creative. I believe teachers are and should be very
creative people, which is why I am so excited about this career.
The most recent job where I
interacted with kids was last summer. Over the summer, I worked as a swim
instructor. I taught kids ages 2-12 how to swim. I really enjoyed getting to
know each student. I adored the teacher-student bond I had with each student. During
this experience I learned a lot about how children learn in different ways. At
every lesson I had to be spontaneous and improvise a new strategy when a
student couldn’t obtain the concept with the way I was teaching the swim
lesson. Every student was so different and I realize that when I walk into a
classroom I will most likely have a very diverse classroom. I’m very thankful I
had this experience and I will use what I learned in the classroom. If I had
the chance and the time I would teach swim lessons again.
For my future, I plan to stay in
Florida. I’m not sure where exactly but most likely in the Palm Beach area. I
would love to teach an Elementary school that does a lot with the arts. I have
a huge background in theatre performance and I would love to be able to
contribute that to the school and to the students. I would love to teach the
grades K-2nd because I’m intrigued on how much the mature and
develop during this stage in there life. After graduating I do plan on getting
my masters. I would love to get my masters in concealing so I could be a school
consular. But as for right now, I’m excited for this summer session and I’m ready
to learn as much as I can.
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