Reflection #1: Introduction

Currently I am student teaching at the secondary level for agriculture. My placement is at Marion High School. Upon graduation I hope to teach within 30 miles from San Marcos. There are many roles of an agriculture teacher but the three most important is to educate students, to be a positive influence and motivator as well as help students receive funding to go to college. As an educator, in the classroom I will create lesson plans and activities that will allow for my students to gain knowledge of the agriculture industry. Every day I will make an effort to teach them something that they didn’t know the day before. This is needed for them to further their education, earn their high school diploma and follow their dreams. Serving as a motivator and a positive influence in my classroom is very important to me. At home students might not have someone who is happy to see them or encourages them to succeed. Serving as that person is extremely important because I might be the difference in them graduating and pursuing their dreams or goals. They might not even have any goals for the future and I want to help them establish them. Funding to further education is extremely important. Without my Ag teachers I would not have received a $16,000 for college. Without them I would have had to pull out loans. I have successfully made it through college debt free because their hard work. If I am that person for even just one child it would make my career worth. As an agriculture teacher is my job to make sure my students are involved in activities so that they can earn theses scholarships and purse what they want to do. Overall, there are many roles of a teacher but to me these are the most important. I want success from my students and watching them grow as individuals is extremely important. I will do whatever it takes to educate my students to the best of my ability, motivate them to purse their dreams and provide funding for them to attend a college or university.