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"I really enjoy being a teacher. It is a challenging and rewarding position. I am continually learning about math, math education, best practices and classroom management techniques. " [Full
Interview] |
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"Teaching would allow me the opportunity to work with this group (teenagers) and perhaps serve as a role model to some as my own high school teachers had done for me." [Full
Interview] |
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"Teaching
has given me back my ahha's! Preparation, support and
perseverance bring me to those days when whole groups
of students exclaim, Ahhhha! I sometimes hear eureka
from myself, when I reach a student, when I pass the
torch successfully." [Full
Interview] |
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"I
love working with young people. I love working with
others and have found through several different experiences
that I love teaching others. Knowing that I love teaching
and the love I have for mathematics makes my decision
to teach mathematics an easy one." [Full
Interview] |
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"Teaching
mathematics will allow me the best of all worlds. I
can share my love of mathematics and problem solving
with the students who will be our nation's future."
[Full
Interview] |
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"The SMAR2T program helped me to become a professional educator and find my niche in the world! The program was beneficial to me because I already had my Bachelor's degree in biological sciences but I was still not happy with my career path. I wanted to work with people and science. I had always tutored and worked with young adults; however, I didn't want to obtain another Bachelor's degree in education in order to teach." [Full
Story]
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Clay Weidinger 2008 |
"His goal, once he receives his master's degree in education, is to train others to become teachers in Third-world countries. 'I started to see that I could change parts of the world that I didn't like,"he says. "I went into nursing, which is where I am now. Six months into my job, I decided that basic healthcare is only one of the components of things I'd like to help change.' Clay realized that education was a strong way to improve the lives and futures of children in developing countries. He had done some tutoring in the past but knew he would need more practice if he hoped to one day open schools in Africa." [Full
Story]
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"The
teacher education experience has been very interesting
and informative. I have enjoyed learning about how to
use inquiry in the classroom and applying different
teaching strategies. Working with students through the
internship has given me a great chance to practice what
I've learned in my courses and affirms my desire to
be a teacher." [Full
Interview] |
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"The
most enjoyable part of the teacher education program
so far is the interaction with students on a daily basis.
They are eager to understand the topics that we talk
about. They ask intelligent questions and won’t
rest until they have an answer, whether given to them
or figured out on their own." [Full
Interview] |
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