Blog #1

A little about me....
My name is Jamie Dina and I'm very excited about becoming an elementry teacher! I've always wanted to be a teacher, but chose to ignore what it was that I truly wanted. The truth is, I've decided to go after what's most important in life, "happiness." I've decided to become an elmentry teacher, but have pondered over what type of teacher I'd like to be and how I can help others succeed. It's important for me to be the person who gives back to children and stand out as an educator. I want to be the one inspiring children to desire to learn. I want to be the teacher who turns their minds around and puts a different perspective on what it means to learn and how they can be a better student. Most importantly, I desire to be the teacher at the end of the school year where students respect and look up to me as their teacher, and am looked at as the educator who inspires them. I want students to look at me as someone they can trust, feel comfortable around, and feel challenged every day.
With that being said, I want to accomplish two major goals that include enthusiasm and passion. Looking back at my youth as a student in the classroom I’ve come to realize how important it was for me to have a teacher who expressed a great deal of enthusiasm. Among all of the professors and teacher’s I’ve learned from, those who stood out most and inspired me to desire to learn, were the educators who simply walked into the classroom and expressed excitement about the subject matter and their role as a teacher. I want to be this person.