Personal Goal Statement

Personal Philosophy and Goal Statement The way a person believes is usually influenced by various different life factors, which is why no one ever agrees on everything. We all have our own aspect of life. The place where one begins to learn and pick up from is usually home with family. Although there are many things including, friends, books, media, income; and even race, gender, and ethnicity that contribute to why people believe differently. My own beliefs, I think have been influenced by family of course, but also by my own personal knowledge and experience; which is only gained by living. I believe, the most important thing for a person's life should be to get an education. We often grow up depending on our parents for material
My father became ill and disabled, and my family and I went from having everything to being limited on various things. That was when it struck to me that without an education one can not have a secure future and that my life would stay the same. So I began to take school seriously and successfully graduated high school with a 3.0 grade point average. I immediately knew teaching was what I wanted to do. Life is different now for my family and I, we moved to a new place, away from family and friends; but I can not let that interfere with my education. I strongly encourage everyone to do the same. I believe education is and will always be significantly important to ones life. The belief I have towards education brings many goals for me to work
My first job in California was tutoring elementary school children; using the experience I gained I hope to find a job quickly. This is a significant goal to me because my parents no longer work and I have to make money to come to school and buy my necessities. I am striving for a job at a day care, I enjoy working with children. It brings

a great pleasure to know I have taught a child something new and that I can have a positive impact in their lives. I plan to continue my education; after my Associates degree, I want to transfer to the University of Texas in El Paso and work on my Bachelors degree. Finishing that would be a great accomplishment that would bring lots of joy to my life. I would be the first one in my family to graduate from a university with a degree, but what motivates me the most is that it would be a compensation for my parents. For all they have done for me. When I have my Bachelors degree I hope to find a job teaching. I want to begin teaching elementary school level and then move forward to high school. While working I want to continue to go to college and work on my Master's degree. I understand my goals will be difficult to achieve and that it will bring a lot of obstacles but I hope to run through