Recently I had the opportunity to listen to some words of wisdom from a professional in the education field. Starting off as an elementary education major, Mr. Chambliss went on to work as a teacher, special education coordinator, and even the superintendent for Decorah schools. One thing that he stressed in his presentation was that teachers should not stick to one content area while teaching. In fact, teachers should switch every 5 years or so. I found this to be very interesting and do agree with it to an extent. Teachers should definitely keep themselves changing things up, but as long as you are successfully doing your job of helping children learn, you shouldn't necessarily have to change your job.
In my future, I don't know what I see. It's so hard to sit down and plan out something that is so up in the air. I noticed after listening to Mr. Chambliss and our new teacher panel, it seems that your life will always take on different paths then what you originally plan. Who knows where I'll end up, but I do know that I will keep an open mind. Right now I plan on starting off in an area where I am unfamiliar, like inner city. I'm from the Minneapolis area, so I have a feeling that's where I might end up. I know that whereever I end up, things will only be as good as I make them.
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