PS国外申请范文(十九)
Subject: Teaching Masters
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I want to be a teacher because I appreciate the great value ofeducation. Thr
/ M; Q4 f/ R9 S/ S( x5 g/ @oughout high school, education was never a top priority forme. Only during t
! ?- [7 q& Y" Zhe past two years, at college, have I realized theimportance of education. I
$ e, e$ _% E" ~$ A$ J& m/ i* P9 instead of letting hard subjects discourage me, as they used to, I have learn
1 {8 d* w3 T$ u B1 o4 A/ sed to turn my frustrations into hard work anddetermination. As a teenager, m
) a* Y* j; m( A4 P1 X, }y social activities consumed my life. My friendswere not motivated to do wel % Q" H/ H7 C2 _; i! G
l in school. Unfortunately, I followed theirlead. My grades were very low, a ( a. I8 w4 B: \5 j0 q
nd I did not even care. As I grew older and lost touch with my old friends, 9 R( L) Z; ^7 b; l4 d- W
I decided tofocus on my education. I enrolled in Burlington County College.
0 ]( a: i Y% A& |* [4 YThere, I chose to associate with people who worked hard. My peers at Burling
4 Q: A3 `3 ?9 o' O1 wtonhave influenced me to strive to do the best I can academically. Math has
. R5 |0 i* }. j% A$ ?( xalways been a very difficult subject for me. I wouldoften get frustrated do ; L- k8 q- {# |0 {
ing problems, and would end up throwing down thebook and giving up. When I g
9 i. J5 j$ U2 D$ ?# Z8 _8 t9 Lot to college, I realized that math wouldinevitably be a part of my life and 8 U+ u( z6 g4 R, x' O# A: q
that I would have to find a way to getthrough it. The motivating environmen & D/ u, s$ }/ R+ _7 y) Z) l" K
t at college has enabled me to relaxand work through the problems. I now fin
- Z- b2 i h4 r& A; f7 td math to be one of my easiersubjects and I even enjoy its challenging aspec
9 B5 e: j1 d3 E9 z) v7 Pts. My own roller-coaster ride with school has made me want to be ateacher. 6 u! R7 p. \8 c; k
I have reflected on the factors that made me fail in my earlyyears of educa ! x4 D9 e& S5 P. I
tion, and I think one major factor was my teachers. Mydisinterest in grades ' Y2 u$ ^$ ?0 m# K
was obvious in high school, and all my teachersseemed content with it. I fee
3 e# }0 W# G6 y/ o5 L, W0 H! Hl that if someone had sat me down andexplained the importance of school, or
. Z5 j p& g/ G/ }5 |$ K: Keven just attempted to makelearning more interesting, I might have become mo + s M6 c+ }( D4 Y* t$ {
re motivated. As an elementary school teacher, I hope to make learning fun f
4 N! i! ?% z% i. g, A4 B" C( ?ormy students. It is my goal to ease the students’ frustrations as best Ican
& a; v: z; B6 w5 r1 M. I would like my students to see me as not only their teacher, but assomeon
3 i, p: b" E* h1 Qe they can talk to and feel comfortable with. My experience at college has p % j# o5 y7 {( q3 J- I& |6 T8 c
roved to me that I am capable ofdoing well. Not only do I have the ability t 4 X8 Z$ @0 R6 G% Y
o succeed, but I also now havethe confidence. I know how important education
2 s+ ], Q. l& ?$ N8 `* y( ~is in all aspects of one’slife, and I want to share that knowledge with oth
# D2 K2 e. [' M$ A* B2 _ers.