My inspiration to become a teacher comes from a common answer many students will give you- My time at primary school.
Before I begin you should know, I come from a small primary school, very small. My year had 10 pupils – 4 boys and 6 girls. This meant on a daily basis I built strong relationships with my teachers throughout my time at school. I looked up to them and knew from a very young age I wanted to be just like them (sounds cliché I know). At that age they were my biggest role models and helped to develop my kind hearted and patient nature I have with children.
On a one to one basis my primary 6/7 teacher in particular helped me closely in building my confidence before transitioning into secondary school. Six years later when I reflect on this time I realise the impact she had on my life; the impact I am excited to have on others.
After finding my interest in teaching I began to take it more seriously. My little brother was born when I was 5 and I have always had an extremely close relationship with him. I was at an age where I could watch him learn new things and I became excited when I was part of that learning process. Whether he liked it or not he became my own little student in my own little class. I loved helping him with his homework from p1 right through to p7 and showing him creative ways of remembering things. Even though I had just learnt many of the things I was teaching him I found a love for sharing my knowledge. Now, as he begins secondary school and I start my 1st year in teacher education I understand the impact I had on his learning journey and I am assured this is what I want to do.
So there you have it. To be honest, there are far too many reasons why I want to do this. All I know is nothing compared to the exciting idea of becoming a teacher and I can’t wait to get started.
