An essay for entering a university

An essay for entering a university”

I love teaching. Perhaps, this passion ran through my veins since I was born or, if not, this is something I learned to endear along the way.

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When I was young, my friends and I always do role plays, with me as the teacher and the others as my students. It was fun. I find myself just smiling childishly every time I look back on those memories. I haven’t thought that it was already building a strong desire for me to become a real teacher then.

According to John C. Maxwell, author of The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player (Introduction XI), “Developing a better team always begins with you. To improve the team, improve the individuals on the team.” These lines have truly been a good motivator to me as I took each step towards my goal of becoming an educator who is reflective, collaborative, concerned with social justice, caring and inclusive.

ON BEING REFLECTIVE AND COLLABORATIVE

There was an instance during my college days that, in a class, we were given a group assignment. Particularly, we are told to do a dramatization of a life story of a great mathematician.

As we go through with the groupings, I find myself a bit out of place. I belonged to a group of truly dominant persons, those that talk more than they should, leaving no room for others like me. Normally, I felt frustrated. However, as the group continued planning what to play, I came to realize that speaking out what’s in my mind could somehow help. And so I tried. Clearing up my throat, I started to say, “Ehem, guys how about reflecting first on the life of Pythagoras before planning what props or other stuffs to bring during the play.” I couldn’t believe it at first that I heard myself speaking those words. Deep in my mind I was thinking they might reject my idea or, worst, would laugh out loud. But I was wrong, the leader of our team silenced everyone as he made a thought of what I just said and later commended me for giving such simple yet goal-oriented idea. From that, one person to another started donating his/her idea till we all come up with the final view on what to play and how to do every detail of it.

That I dared to speak my mind is the start of it all. It was truly a great experience since first; I learned that being reflective means not talking more. It is simply, thinking first before saying a single word. It pays to be wise before acting and so it is better to reflect before bubbling. Secondly, I learned how valuable it is to collaborate. Again, let me quote Maxwell’s line from same book I mentioned earlier, this one is cited on page 13-14 entitled Coll………………