I sat down to talk with Molly White, student at Gonzaga University, about her life as a student. Her experiences as a student interested in becoming a teacher offered great insight to a career which I am not familiar with. Molly went to a Catholic elementary and middle school. After this, she attended a public high school. Through this transition she was in contact with both extremes of the quality of education provided. Because of her experience, she wishes to be a teacher. In her young academic career, she says she has “directly experienced the effects |
When I asked her why she wants to be a teacher, Molly responded with a simple, “I want to make a difference in children’s lives.” She has done research on education in impoverished communities and these shocking discoveries have inspired her to want to teach at a school with low socio-economic status. Statistical evidence shows that in order to break the cycle of poverty, you need an influential person in the lives of these poor people. If she can change the cycle of one student in a positive manner, Molly says she did her job.
“The education system is not functioning the way it should be,” Molly adds. Molly hopes to be involved in the education system long enough to change this. I agreed with her when she mentioned that lecture based classes are not the most effective way of teaching. People need to learn through experience, more specifically hands on experience. Education is important because it is the best tool anyone can attain to be successful. As a teacher, it is important to show students this importance and power it contains. Once you have this knowledge and education it is also a teacher’s responsibility to notify students what to do with this power.
Knowledge IS Power.
-Luis Peraza