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Post by daniell on Mar 30, 2016 16:09:12 GMT -5
So I was curious, how did you all pick your content area? Were there any other you were considering?
I ask because I was acually talking to friends about my focus in education the other day, and we started talking about history. She asked the question of "why didn't you decide to be a history teacher?" I couldn't answer. I enjoy both subjects, but for some reason English has always jumped out as what I want to teach. Thinking about it now, I guess it's because everyone has at least a modicum of interest in some kind of history, but English is kind of like coffee. Nobody likes it at first, especially within the frame of curriculum, so as a kid coming in to college my "dream" was to help them find an interest and connection in the material, so I was wondering if anyone else had any rationale for why they want to teach what they want to teach, and if they ever had any other ideas.
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Post by rachelgoodbar on Mar 30, 2016 17:50:22 GMT -5
I know that I wanted to teach English because I love reading and books and want to be able to share that with people. I'm always so sad when I talk to boys and they all are like 'I hate reading' and that makes me so sad because they should love to read and I only know maybe 5 who actually enjoy picking up a book. So i chose English to start working on that and really help kids find a love for reading and books.
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Post by savannapoulson on Mar 30, 2016 18:27:10 GMT -5
I chose English as my content area for a few reasons, but the main reason has to do with the subject itself. English as a subject does not typically have one answer; it is a subject that will always have relevance in a person's life whether they realize it or not. People write, read, and analyze what they read every day in a variety of formats, and it is really important for people to have these skills for many reasons. I want to help students develop a proficiency in these skills, because they're something they'll always need and I fully believe that the quality of success of a society relies on people having those three skills.
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Post by wmm12d on Apr 5, 2016 20:59:49 GMT -5
History chose me. I stumbled into it, and couldn't ever get out.
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Post by rachel1827 on Apr 6, 2016 17:26:51 GMT -5
I always knew I wanted to do something with biology. I have always been curious, love making things, and appreciate discoveries. I love how biology is a giant puzzle and we only know about 1% of what we could know. I love history and english and math but science has always been my passion.
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Post by SophinaA on Apr 16, 2016 6:44:47 GMT -5
I actually came to college to be a performer but I realized that I was missing something in my life. I had always played school with my little sister and English was a subject that I was strong in growing up and I always wondered what it would be like to get into the field. Yet, I was afraid because I knew that I had the capability of doing something like being in the medical field but I also knew that my heart wasn't in it. I decided to do some research and then finally applied to be in the major and now I am madly in love with it.
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Post by sarahaubreyr on Apr 17, 2016 16:18:18 GMT -5
I'm not in this group, but I'm snooping. I am like Sophina, I was originally a Music Education major, but it just wasn't for me. Then I chose English because I knew I wanted to become a teacher and English has always been my favorite subject. I have not regretted my decision since. English education is definitely where I belong.
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Post by seanwillis on Apr 20, 2016 11:11:57 GMT -5
Daniel,
I think I chose English because it was the first class that I noticed really applied to everyday life. Critical analysis is a practice that is taught in English class but it can apply to conversation, film, media, and so on, far more than just literature. I also always had a knack for English so I figured if I want to teach I should teach English.
I did not always have a fascination with English until I had a teacher who really showed me the light, so I want to be that teacher for my students one day.
However I also think it would be really cool to teach social studies, specifically government. I always had a knack for social studies in K-12 academics because history has always been genuinely interesting to me. But if I could teach any other subject it 100% would be some kind of social studies.
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