Day Eight in the Big Time Literacy Blogging Challenge. Michelle provides prompts, or we can choose our own. The idea is to Just Write.
How did I end up in education?
The earliest memory I have of wanting to be a teacher is from when I was in kindergarten. My teacher, Mrs. Rheinheimer, had a loft in her room. I had never seen such a magnificent thing before. I loved it and did not get to play in it often enough. She introduced the alphabet with blow-up alphabet people.
She was such a lovely lady.
By the end of kindergarten I said that I would grow up and be a teacher--so that I could go back and play in the loft and with those alphabet people.
All the way through school I said I would be an elementary school teacher.
That's it. Just the way it was. No questions, not even trying out different professions (except for that time in fourth grade when I wanted to go to clown school).
I had several great teachers along the way--Mrs. Burkholder, Mr. Warkentine, Mrs. Franco, Mrs. Woodworth, Mrs. Huxman. Each one has played a part in what kind of a teacher I am today.
I always knew I wanted to be a teacher, and I am so glad I'm here.
Thanks, Michelle for another writing prompt.
I am a "Letter People" child as well! I loved them and I still have my Letter People workbook. I keep it in my classroom and show my students each year. Ha!
ReplyDeleteKimberly
Funky First Grade Fun
Love it. When you know it, you know it, right? :)
ReplyDeleteI so understand what you mean when you said it just is who you are. Teaching is not what I do- it's who I am. So glad to read someone else's story that didn't have a huge defining moment.
ReplyDeleteMy Kinder-Garden
Yes - it is who I am. I have tried to do other things, but it just never felt right. It was not me.
ReplyDeleteHow cool is that? You always knew! I think I have been a teacher for a long time, much longer than I've been teaching, but I did not have that epiphany as a child!
ReplyDeleteGreat story! :) i was sort of the same way. I was just going to be a teacher. Never really any question or desire for any other professions.
ReplyDeleteSarah from Mrs. Jones Teaches
I think I knew very early on as well. I remember telling people I wanted to be a teacher when I was in first grade, but then I fought against it (as I did with many things in my life) before finally coming full circle. I'm not familiar with these letter people. Do you have them in your classroom?
ReplyDeleteDeb
Not very fancy
A loft and alphabet people? How can you not love and remember that! Great story.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. :)