Teaching is like being a dog owner.I love my dog and believe that he is precious. He is loving, playful, and a great companion. Yet, I need patience and devotion to be able to take care of them. Even though I would like things to great all the time, there are times where discipline is essential, especially if he makes a mess of the trash. Having a dog is time consuming. Therefore, unless you truly love your dog, it's hard to put in the dedication and time that is needed to raise a healthy dog. As a teacher, I want to be able have the same dedication and love towards my students.
Just like every dog is different, every one of my students will be different and unique in their own ways. They will have different personalities and different ways of learning. As a teacher, I want to cater to their learning differences and encourage them in doing their best. I want to encourage my students to come to the classroom with different ideas and creative ways of learning. Students will make mistakes, but I want them to be able to learn through their mistakes. With my dog, he gets punishment when it is needed, but I quickly show him that I still love him. I would discipline my students, but also show them that it roots from how much I care for them.
I would need patience and dedication to my students as their teacher. Teaching takes time. It could be those extra days we get off or a month before school actually starts. Being in a room with 25 students for 9 months of a year is a long time. Without patience and care, it would almost seem impossible to nurture each student in being their best. I want to be able to see each student for who they are and not through a letter grade or others’ comments. Every student has the potential to be great. I want to be able to give them confidence in themselves and encourage them to do the best in all situations, despite the outcome. I want to teach because I want to see my students learn. Through the good days and the days where nothing works, I need to have perseverance to work towards the success of my students. Without the proper guidance and care of a teacher, students will go astray just like a dog would without a proper owner.
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
-Henry Adams
