I grew up in a town much smaller than the city of Boise, where I reside now. I was born and raised in Blackfoot, Idaho and only moved away a few months after graduating high school to attend college. Growing up, it was just me and my mother the majority of the time, so it isn't any wonder that I am following in her footsteps.
My mom has taught her whole life; beginning as an elementary teacher, spending some time as an administrator, and going strong teaching at the junior high level. With her as my main caregiver, I noticed and later appreciated aspects of her profession. What I noticed most
as a kid was how convenient her work schedule seemed to be; she went to work
when I went to school, she came home when I got home, and whenever I had a
break/vacation from school she had a break/vacation from work. When I got a little bit older, the thing I noticed
most was that she was ready and willing to helping me with every aspect of my
school work. She seemed to know the ins
and outs much better than I did. Now, as a young adult, there is no doubt in my mind that teaching is exactly what I want to do.
With those ideas in mind as I entered high school, I then discovered the subject I was most interested in teaching. My art classes were structered in a way I had
never experienced before; art was no longer a joke, it was no longer a
passive pastime, but rather an intricate learned skill with many components. Over the course of my high school career, I gained artistic talents beyond what I thought I'd had, as well as a first hand account of witnessing a successful artist and teacher. It was then I came to conclusion that a combining art with teaching would be the perfect fit.
I grew up in what some would consider a small town and have moved to what I would consider a big city. I don't know where I will end up or which area I would rather teach in, but I do know that I will figure it out eventually.
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