Growing up I watched my older
sister become an elementary school teacher and I have some of the best
memories of going to visit her at school and help her out. I
really think that watching her and seeing how much the children just
loved her and responded to her has inspired me to want to be a teacher
so that I can help children and really have an impact on their lives.
In middle school and high school, I volunteered my time helping at the
community library by reading stories and putting on puppet shows at the
Summer Reading Program for kids. The Weatherly Library is made up of
all volunteers and the program is done completely for free. The
kids come every couple weeks in the summer and listen to stories and do
arts and crafts. I am always amazed at the incredible turnout at this
program and I think it's great that kids are still excited to learn
even over the summer. I also was a student teacher for summer
dance and theater camps. I was a chaperone for the Kindergarten
park trip and in high school I tutored first graders in their computer
class.
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