I have never blogged before so this is bound to be an... well, interesting experience! Actually, I am more of a journal person, I prefer to write things down so I can go back and look at them later. In fact, I still have some of my old journals from middle school that I flip though whenever I want to laugh! Middle school was quite an interesting time for me. I went to a private Christian school for seventh and eighth grade and those two years had the greatest impact on my life. During that time I was emotional, and very insecure- my poor parents! It seemed like those two years were roller coasters, a really great day followed by a horrible day, and yet looking back, I can not seem to remember what was so horrible or what was so great!
One thing I do remember though were my middle school teachers. My math teacher was fantastic. She not only was a good math teacher, but she cared about her students. My friends and I always felt comfortable talking with her about our lives, and she never laughed at what I am sure were some very ridiculous worries. I also remember my history teacher, and it is from her that I gained my love for history. She had fun ways to teach us all about the different time periods we were learning about. When we studied the Revolutionary War we read a historical novel, during our unit on the Great Depression we played the stock market, and during our lessons on World War II she arranged for two WWII veterans to come in an talk with us.
I will never forget my seventh and eighth years. I had such a wonderful experience with my teachers that they greatly influenced my career choice. When I become a middle school history teacher I want my students to have as much fun in my class as I had in my middle school history class. History should not be boring and history homework should not require huge essays. As a teacher I want to not only teach history well, but take an interest in my students lives. Middle school students need someone to care about them, and I want to be that person.
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