My Road To Teaching

Yesenia Munoz

LBS 203

September 01,2017
 Eucalyptus Elementary School will always have a soft spot in my heart. I remember my

kindergarten teacher, Ms. Robinson. She was so sweet, nice, and taught me the ABC’s. In my six

years in elementary school I had amazing teachers who I remember dearly. It was in the fifth

grade that I decided I wanted to be a teacher. I started helping the teachers, librarian, play-

ground supervisors, and at the office. I loved everything about been at school.

My fifth grade teacher, Mr. Jones, has a huge part of my decision to be a teacher. He

motivated and challenged us to be whatever we wanted to be, and to never give up on our

goals. Every assignment and test he pushed us to do our best. He saw a student going through a

hard time he never hesitated to help. One day a new student walks in, Ana, it was her first time

in the United States, she seemed frightened. Mr. Jones made sure to make her feel at home,

and that is when he chose me to be her partner in class. He told me I was going to have a big

responsibility to make sure Ana makes friends and gets any help with translations. Mr. jones

even learned some spanish. I remember making flashcards and games to help her understand

and speak English. At the end of the year Ana was speaking English and passed to sixth grade.

Mr. Jones gave me an award for “Most Helpful” in class. He said he was very proud of me and

that one day I would be a great teacher.

The opportunity Mr. Jones gave me to help a student who felt lost is an experience I will

never forget. Not only did I give her support in the classroom but outside as well. She did not

have someone at home who believed in education and to help her with homework. Ana did not

have someone to tell her that she can achieve all her goals, and Mr. Jones always gave us that

reminder. Till this day I have contact with Ana and she always reminds me that she is thankful
that I helped her get through fifth grade. She is now a university graduate. I learned that some

children are having a hard time adjusting to school because of problems at home or big life

changes. Those students need all the help, support, and encouragement possible from their

teachers and classmates.

My promise to myself and to my community is; to be able to make a difference, to be

able to help in any way possible even if it is financially and outside working hours, to make a

safe environment for students and parents, and to not let any child be left behind. Remember

that not every hero wears a cape. I hope that one day soon I am able to say that I made a

difference even if it is just one student. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can

use to change the world” by Nelson Mandela.