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Running head: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL

Autobiographical
Denie Hanon
Intructor Dr! Da"e #a$ing
%DUC &'1: (oundation o) %ducation
(all* &'11
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Autobiographical %a+
Gro,ing up in a -all co--unit+ ha it ad"antage! A -aller co--unit+ uuall+
-ean -aller claroo-! In thee claroo- a teacher i able to $no, a tudent on a -ore
peronal le"el! There i -ore one on one attention ,here tudent can be challenged* goal are
achie"ed and ,here ocial e.perience are de"eloped! /tudent get to $no, their teacher not
onl+ in a claroo- etting but in other ituation a ,ell! Thee ituation include chool port*
church acti"itie* and co--unit+ e"ent! A teacher beco-e not onl+ a chool educator but a
peronal )riend and -entor to the tudent0 one ,ho the tudent can ee$ out and $no, the+ ,ill
help )or +ear to co-e! Thee teacher igni)icantl+ inpired -+ li)e to the point that I decided to
gi"e bac$ ,hat the+ once ga"e to -e! A a reult o) -+ education* e.tracurricular acti"itie and
,or$ing ,ith pecial need children* -+ lo"e o) education ha increaed! I )eel I can -a$e a
di))erence in children1 li"e a an %le-entar+ %ducator!
Educational Background
I gre, up in Dietrich* Idaho ,here I attended ele-entar+* 2unior high* and high chool! It
i a "er+ -all chool containing onl+ &'' children* prechool through the t,el"e grade! Thi i
,here I learned -an+ i-portant leon! In ele-entar+* -+ )ourth grade teacher had the -ot
i-pact on -e! (or ocial tudie he ,ould ho, picture o) hi "acation all around the ,orld
,hile teaching hi leon o ,e ,ould be able to learn on a real li)e bai! Intead o) the nor-al
)ield trip li$e bo,ling* ,i--ing* or $iing* ,e ,ent on a crater ,al$ to e.plore the outide
li)e! He taught u through e.perience* rather than te.tboo$!
#+ teacher in 2unior high and high chool alo contributed to -+ learning and gro,th!
Becaue our clae ,ere o -all* ,e got to $no, thee teacher on a peronal le"el! #+ )a-il+
$ne, the- and the+ $ne, -+ )a-il+! I) an+thing happened at chool* -+ parent ,ould $no,
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about it be)ore I got ho-e! #+ teacher loo$ed out )or -e and $ne, ,hen I needed help* not
onl+ in chool but ,ith li)e a ,ell0 I could go to o-e o) -+ teacher and get the help that I
needed and ,ould $no, that I ,ould not be bruhed o))! I learned -an+ i-portant leon )ro-
the- becaue I $ne, the+ trul+ cared about -+ li)e and ,hat direction I needed to be headed!
The+ ,anted -e to ucceed and beco-e the bet I could be! The greatet leon the+ taught -e
,a to not be a)raid o) ,ho- I ,a and to be -+el) at all ti-e!
A)ter high chool I attended Brigha- 4oung Uni"erit+ o) Idaho )or a e-eter then
-o"ed bac$ ho-e to -arr+ -+ huband! I a- no, attending the College o) /outhern Idaho in
T,in (all ,here I a- puruing a degree in %le-entar+ %ducation! #+ college li)e ha taught -e
-an+ thing! I ha"e learned to be an independent peron b+ li"ing on -+ o,n! Becaue o) thi I
ha"e learned reponibilit+! I no longer lean on -+ parent )or help0 I a- no, the parent! College
li)e ha gi"en -e con)idence in -+el)* a 5ualit+ that i necear+ to beco-e a teacher! It ha
helped -e learn and becaue o) thi I a- no, able to teach other!
Work History
I tarted -+ )irt 2ob the u--er be)ore -+ enior +ear! I ,or$ed at the 6#anhattan
Grill7 in /hohone* ID! A)ter I graduated I tarted ,or$ing )or 681 %.pre Car,ah7 in T,in
(all! Both o) thee 2ob re5uired -e to tal$ to cuto-er* )ollo, i-ple direction* and ,or$
,ith other! There ,ere da+ ,hen I needed a great deal o) patience! I had to learn ho, to treat
other repect)ull+ but to get -+ 2ob done a ,ell! %"en though both o) thee 2ob taught -e ho,
to handle other and ho, to )ollo, direction* -+ greatet e.perience ,a 9 -onth a)ter that!
In 8anuar+ o) &'':* I tarted ,or$ing )or Progrei"e Beha"ior /+te- ,here I ,a able
to ,or$ ,ith children ,ho ,ere handicapped or -entall+ challenged! #+ )irt aign-ent ,a
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one on one ,ith a tudent at chool* ,ho ,a born ,ith ,ater on her brain! /he didn1t ha"e the
capacit+ to retain in)or-ation in #athe-atic or Language! I ,ould attend cla* eat* and go to
rece ,ith her! I ,ould teach her one thing all da+ long* li$e pelling her na-e* and the ne.t da+
he ,ould ha"e )orgotten! It beca-e "er+ repetiti"e and he tarted getting )rutrated! I decided
to tr+ o-ething di))erent! Intead o) ,or$ing on her na-e all da+* ,e ,ould ,or$ on it onl+
,hen he needed to ,rite it on an aign-ent! <hen ,e ,al$ed do,n the hall I ,ould ha"e her
)ind letter in her na-e on bulletin board* to etablih letter recognition! I ,ould alo ha"e
re,ard in #ath ,hen he ,ould add the nu-ber correctl+! I tried to -a$e education )un! <hen
chool ended he had -ade igni)icant progre* but her parent didn1t ,ant her to go to u--er
chool o I tran)erred to the o))ice in T,in (all!
The o))ice ,a "er+ di))erent )ro- a chool! I ,ould ,or$ ,ith 3 children a da+ )or 3
hour each child! Thee children ,ere "er+ di))erent )ro- -+ lat tudent! I ,a dealing ,ith
children ,ith Do,n +ndro-e* Auti-* e"ere ADHD* and -an+ other challenge* o-e
children being t,o or three +ear old! In addition to teaching the curriculu- ,e learn in chool* I
,a teaching the- li)e $ill and de"elop-ent! <e ,ould ,or$ on color* nu-ber* and letter*
and ho, to tie their hoe* or put on their clothe! %ach child had di))erent challenge and
di))erent need! It ,a the bet occupation I ha"e +et to do! Thoe children ,ore a place in -+
heart that ,ill ne"er be )orgotten! In Augut o) &''=* I -o"ed bac$ to Dietrich and again tarted
,or$ing one on one ,ith a tudent in one o) the local chool! Due to health reaon I had to top
,or$ing! In &''>* I tarted ubtituting at the /hohone /chool )or both ele-entar+ and high
chool! I 5uit doing that a)ter I had -+ on in #arch o) &'11! I a- no, a ta+ at ho-e -o-
,hich i a great learning e.perience in itel)!
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In each o) thee career* I ha"e learned -an+ thing* but one tand out the -ot! I ca-e
to reali@e that no -atter ,ho- a peron i or ,hate"er their tor+* e"er+one learn di))erentl+! In
order to be a great teacher I belie"e a peron need to co-e to thi reali@ation! A child doen1t
learn becaue o) 6,hat7 i taught* but becaue o)7 ho,7 it i taught!
Service and/or Extracurricular Activities
I had the opportunit+ to be a part o) -an+ leaderhip poition in high chool! I ,a the
/ecretar+ )or -+ ninth and tenth grade and then beca-e Aice Preident in -+ ele"enth and
t,el)th grade! I ,a alo Preident )or the Idaho Drug (ree 4outh progra- -+ enior +ear! I ,a
tea- captain in "olle+ball* ba$etball* and cheerleading! I alo participated in band* choir* and
dra-a! I learned -an+ "aluable leon! I had to learn to be a leader and ta$e charge* to be a
good citi@en and liten* and to be a tea- pla+er! I had the opportunit+ to be a part o) Honor Band!
Thi i a group o) highl+ talented high chool tudent in the T,in (all area that per)or-
together! Thi e.perience taught -e to beco-e dedicated and to ,or$ hard )or o-ething I
,anted! In Dra-a* I had the opportunit+ to beco-e o-eone ele0 to ta$e a character and turn it
into a real peron! I had to o"erco-e tage )right and learn to tal$ in )ront o) people* a "aluable
$ill needed )or e"er+da+ li)e! A)ter high chool* I beca-e the aitant director )or the Dra-a
tea- in Dietrich! I ,a able to teach tudent the leon I had learned )ro- -+ e.perience!
I ,a alo able to be the Den Leader to the <ol"e )or the Dietrich Cub /cout! I taught
= +ear old a broad pectru- o) "aluable $ill to ue throughout their li"e! <e did an+thing
)ro- cleaning up trah to building bird houe! In order to be a leader in an+ t+pe o) cout
progra- I had to ta$e e"eral di))erent training coure! Thee coure helped -e learn ho, to
correctl+ teach +oung bo+ dicipline* order* and citi@enhip! The+ alo taught -e ho, to be a
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good leader and ,hat I hould and houldn1t do! It ,a onl+ a)ter e.teni"e training that I
beca-e a leader and er"ed )or al-ot )our +ear!
Reasons for Choosing Education as a Career
<hen I ,a a little girl I al,a+ i-agined beco-ing an %#T li$e -+ -o-! I ,anted to
help and be a part o) o-ething great and li)e changing! A I got older I reali@ed I could not be an
%#T* becaue I don1t li$e to ee o-eone hurting! It ,an1t until high chool that I reall+ tarted
thin$ing about beco-ing a teacher! I ,a truggling ,ith #ath! I didn1t undertand an+thing that
,a being taught! I needed an e.planation* o-eone to ho, -e ,hat ,e ,ere tal$ing about! I
,ent to -+ #ath teacher )or help and all he aid ,a to read the boo$! I beca-e "er+ )rutrated
,ith hi-! I had to turn to -+ peer )or help! (ro- then on* I tarted thin$ing about beco-ing a
teacher! The -ore I thought about it the -ore I )ell in lo"e ,ith the idea! Thi ,a o-ething I
could do to help other people and to be a part o) o-ething great and li)e changing! I "o,ed to
ne"er be li$e -+ #ath teacher and to al,a+ go out o) -+ ,a+ to help a tudent ,hen it ,a
needed!
A)ter I graduated high chool* I tarted ta$ing education clae and I lo"ed it* but then I
topped going to chool to get -arried! <ithin the ne.t +ear -+ -o- bought a reall+ )anc+
digital ca-era and I tarted pla+ing around ,ith it! I reall+ en2o+ed ta$ing photograph and got
good at it! I decided I ,a going to go to college to ta$e o-e photograph+ clae and beco-e a
pro)eional photographer intead o) a teacher* but I beca-e pregnant and decided it ,an1t the
right ti-e to go bac$ to chool! <hen -+ daughter ,a = -onth old I had to tart ,or$ing o I
tarted ubtituting )or a local chool! A)ter being in a claroo- again* I re-e-bered ,h+ I
,anted to be a teacher!
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Professional Goals
One o) -+ hort ter- goal i to graduate )ro- the College o) /outhern Idaho then
)inih -+ degree in %le-entar+ %ducation at Idaho /tate Uni"erit+! I ,ant to be able to appl+
the $ill that I learn in college to -+ children at ho-e! I ,ant to beco-e a teacher to -+
children to better -+el)* be)ore I beco-e a teacher o) other people1 children!
#+ long ter- goal i to )ind a chool cloe to ho-e to teach in! I ,ant to be able to teach
in the a-e chool that -+ children go! I ,ant a -all chool ,here I can get to $no, -+
tudent and their parent* to better the tudent1 education! I belie"e in"ol"e-ent i the $e+ to
ucce0 there)ore -+ long ter- goal include in"ol"ing -+ tudent in all apect o) teaching! In
addition* -+ goal i to be hand on teacher0 a teacher that tudent )eel can co-e to )or help!
Another goal i to be o-eone ,ho can ee the di))erent need o) tudent* to teach the- in a
,a+ that the+ get the -ot out o) their education!
%ducation ha been a great i-portance in -+ li)e! Helping tudent in the claroo- i
the bigget di))erence I can -a$e! I ,ant to i-pact a tudent1 li)e becaue o) ho, I teach* and
becaue o) -+ e.perience in education* e.tracurricular acti"itie* and ,or$ing ,ith pecial
need children* I )eel I can be a great addition to the education ,orld a an %le-entar+ Teacher! I
could not be happier ,ith -+ deciion!