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Become a mathematics teacher because it dates back to Hillside Middle School. 13 Years Old and in Ms. Feinbloom's Algebra class. The homework assignments from Monday to Friday and finished a week's homework. Ms. Feinbloom was impressed, then moved up to Geometry class in 9th grade at Royal High School.
Royal High School was the best time of my life because I had amazing teachers in the subjects I was most interested in. Firstly, Mr. Rank is in CP and AP Chemistry classes. I was supposed to be in Biology class in 10th grade, but they placed me in Chemistry class by mistake, so I said to my parents, “What an amazing mistake!” Chemistry was interesting because I looked over the workbook and found interesting problems to work on, and I didn't follow along with the chapter that Mr. Rank told us to do. I even finished a chapter full of homework once. That was the most amazing moment I've ever had. Mr. Rank was proud of me for taking an interest in Chemistry, and I was lucky to have him as a teacher.
Secondly, Ms. Newbern is in Algebra II and AP Calculus. I loved listening to the lectures, and I was so excited to work on the homework because if I finished the work before I left class, I'd have the time to relax, watch TV, and play games.
Thirdly, Ms. Marsh is in Precalculus class. Gave us Unit Circle assignments to practice reading sine, cosine, tangent, cosecant, secant, and cotangent for our homework and the test. We've done the unit circle about eight times and loved it.
I noticed one student named Jessica Daniel was having trouble concentrating on her Chemistry and Algebra II homework assignments, so I offered to help her. She is easily distracted by the littlest things, but I volunteered to tutor her before she could have fun with her interests. That's when I developed an interest in Mathematics. I loved the Chemistry, Geometry, Algebra II, Precalculus, and Calculus classes at Royal High School. My parents were so proud of me for my accomplishments, so I set off to become a teacher because of the inspiration from helping Jessica Daniel with her homework. I want to share my knowledge with the students so they can fulfill their future like I'm doing.
Next, I was at Moorpark College taking Calculus 1, 2, and 3 and received 3 A's. Before I attended the Statistics course, I finished a semester's worth of Calculus homework within three weeks. It was incredible to do that because it challenged me to see if I learned the material. I was so tired from working too hard, but I pulled through. I said, “I've been working on homework for 12 hours straight… which means I'm on a roll!”
Next, I attended CSUN and took MATH 351 Differential Equations, my favorite course, because it reminded me of Calculus back at Royal High School. I took MATH 370 Foundation of Geometry, which involved Geometry lessons. The first test I took was a little easy, but I failed because I knew what the problem was. I bragged about how easy the test was and that involved emotions. That got me thinking: Sherlock Holmes solved crimes and cases using only his logic without emotions to distract him from his concentration. So I applied the Sherlock Holmes method to many exams I took. From that point on, I passed all the subsequent tests with high marks.
I attended Nobel Middle School for MATH 391 Field Experience to observe the students' progress and teacher's methods as a way to train myself to become a professional teacher once I take the job in the future. I observed Jose Fernandez's Classroom to see how he educated his students. In Period 2, there's an intervention class where students are getting low grades because they don't pay attention and they laugh for no apparent reason. They get distracted by me because of my looks and ask me personal questions which I don't feel comfortable with. Mr. Fernandez told me not to interact with them because I'd distract them. If my class is going to be like Mr. Fernandez's Period 2 class, then I'd have to up my game and control my emotions.
On February 29th, Mr. Fernandez transferred me to Ms. Fuentes' classroom because I should observe what 6th grade and 7th grade students are like. I only attended Ms. Fuentes' classroom for Periods 1 and 2, and then Mr. Fernandez's classroom for Periods 3 and 4. I noticed that students from Period 1 were disruptive and not focusing on their work, so I thought that the only way to get through to them is with packs of Gummy Bears. I brought them to Ms. Fuentes's classroom and told the students that if they paid attention to Ms. Fuentes's lecture, they'd earn one pack. If they finish their homework, they'd earn two packs. Sugar is too much for kids and I'm aware of that, but it wouldn't hurt to give them out as a reward once in a while. When Ms. Fuentes' students aren't listening to the lectures, she'd count backwards from 5 to catch their attention.
Anyway, when I reached over 48 hours during my CSUN Spring Break 3/18 - 3/22, I made a choice to keep going until I reached the 3rd page where the signatures are. I couldn't fill out my hours because I was busy studying for tests and the finals, so I decided to wrap up my observation hours on 4/26 so I could study for the finals. I was proud of myself for this accomplishment because being an independent person means having to make sacrifices for your personal activities and doing something that feels right for me to do. It's difficult to manage your time and I wouldn't have made it this far to graduating if it weren't for my parents' support by believing in me.
I contribute to the profession by sharing my knowledge and methods from my early school yearswith students who will fill in the same shoes that I had. I plan to achieve dedication and gratitude as a teacher for working this far to become the greatest math teacher anyone could ever ask for. If it wasn't for Jessica Daniel in Royal High School, I never would've developed an interest in tutoring students in mathematics and becoming a math teacher in middle school or high school.
