Thoughts and feelings about teaching

Bonjour people!

I've been buried in various peices of coursework all afternoon/evening, and managed to miss out on a small social gathering because of this..Yay, go me! >:( Anyways, negativeness aside. Something positive has come of this evening - a short essay i wrote for Engligh. I figured i'd put it on here for ya'll to read as it doubles up as a post. Enjoy and goodnight :)


From the time I’ve spent in Barnet College so far, my initial thoughts and feelings are all very positive. My new class is varied where age and experience is concerned, and everyone seems to be friendly and enthusiastic about learning. I’m extremely excited about embarking on the journey of becoming a primary school teacher.

Through everything and all the uncertain thoughts I’ve had in the past, teaching always remained a definitive ambition in my life. Throughout school I wasn’t exactly a model student or role model of any kind, however I did enjoy learning and I grew to appreciate my teachers and their determination in helping the adults of tomorrow succeed. Having spent an additional three years in education studying for a sports and leisure course and a graphic design course after secondary school, I started to doubt myself and came to the realisation that I was delaying my progress in getting to where I wanted to be – career wise.

The time came for me to finally make a decision and stick to it. As you can imagine, with being a Libra, decision making tends to be something I’m not necessarily great at. The world is my oyster, but I don’t want everything which is contained within. All I know is that one thing is for sure, I want to teach. It was a start, but left me with yet another predicament. Would I become a physical education teacher, an art teacher, graphic design teacher, an English teacher or possibly even a primary school teacher? So many choices, yet only the latter would allow me to teach multiple subjects to younger children. Primary school teaching appealed to me in the way that I know I’ll be able to give the lower years a head start in life and the opportunity for them to learn things that I’ve been taught, and which will be beneficial at some point in their lives.

I’ve had experience with teaching/coaching children and feel that the personal reward you get from seeing someone achieve and progress is one which is priceless. I also feel that being able to put forward my own style of teaching and implementing my personality is an exciting concept.
I’ve always believed learning should be fun and interesting, not just dreary hand-outs and black and white text books. I think children should be given the opportunity to get involved with the subject that they’re learning and interact by playing educational games and things alike. Basically, things which will encourage children to learn instead of seeing it as something negative.
Overall, I’m feeling extremely positive and determined to pass this course with flying colours. I’m prepared and ready to face any challenges that may arise along the way. I’ve even started to somewhat compromise on my social life in order to keep on track of coursework, but this doesn’t bother me as in the slightest, as I know the end result will compensate for any stress or lack of social interaction I may experience throughout the duration of this new adventure.