Personal Narrative: A Career As A Teacher's Assistant

As a teacher's assistant, I have learned how important it is to help students with exceptionalities in order to provide them with a comfortable and enjoyable learning experience. An experience that stands is that of a particular student who suffered from anxiety issues and was unable to build or maintain interpersonal relationships. This obstacles were critical in preventing the student from learning and as a result, I worked with the primary educator to develop ways in which we could have best helped this student. I had realized that this was more than just about being an educator, but to also ensure that this student would improve outside of school. This is something that is important for an educator: to help your students in every aspect
that you can. In order to make things comfortable, I talked to this student at the beginning of class. My goal was to provide a plan and excitement for the day ahead, while eliminating any sort of surprises that could cause disturbance. If this student wanted space at any time, it was given. Eventually this student progressed and became more comfortable with me and slowly began developing relationships with other students. I am a strong candidate for admission to this cohort because I understand and can relate to what students with exceptionalities experience. As an educator, being able to identify and to attempt to solve the problems of your students is critical. Being a passionate educator is not only defined by teaching subjects to your students, but to further help them grow as people. Engaging with your students and figuring out ways to guide them through their obstacles and development is what being a great educator is about.
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