Final College Admin Paper

                Carole Scheder

Writing

Mr. Lindenberg

04/22/13

College Admission Essay

One of the greatest joys in my life is helping kids out. I love watching their eyes light up when they learn something new or when they figure something out that has been bothering them. Above all, what makes me the happiest is knowing that I taught them that new thing or helped them reach that answer. I have spent the better part of the last two years working with kids or watching them, and I have been through ups and downs with kids, seen the bad and, more importantly, the great. Lately it has really started to shape my future. It has shown me that teaching can be an extremely rewarding, exciting, and interesting career.

            Before the summer of my sophomore year if someone had asked me what I wanted to do it would have had something to do with sitting in a lab all day testing a million and one samples of blood to try and figure out who did it. However, once I opened my eyes that summer I saw the opportunity teaching could bring. I realized I could help people out before they were in a bad place in their lives. The potential was there to leave lasting impacts on children’s lives. That summer I was given the fantastic opportunity to work with the Fish and Wildlife Service on their prairies and learning along the way.

The work required a lot of physical endurance, the days were hot, and I spent a lot of time pulling weeds, but it was great experience filled with awesome memories and even better learning experiences. However, none of that really clicked until a scouting day out at their office. They gave me the tremendous opportunity to teach the cub scouts about all the different kinds of invasive species. Watching their faces as I showed them the different invasive plants was fascinating. What made the day even better was watching the boy’s help get rid of the invasive plants. Working hard out in the summer heat really helped show me how to endure which helps me out when I teach children. It also showed me how rewarding it can be to teach someone something and that I can have a lasting impact on a person’s life.

Getting the opportunity to learn something new that summer really made me appreciate how important teaching can be. Teachers are a special kind of person. They are the kind of people who want nothing more in their lives than to help kids out without getting much back. They simply want to help students fulfill their dreams or push them in the right direction. Teachers go in to school every day with one goal in mind, help out their students. They go through their days trying their hardest to help every student understand, no matter how much back lash they get or how little the students are actually interested. Getting the opportunity to teach those kids that summer really showed me just how important teachers are to life.