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Hist. Essay Wednesday. 2.11.04 4:10 pm Jamie Sato Pesce Period 1 World History History Research Paper The Future Lies In My Hands Last year, it was my every intention to become a graphic designer when I grow up, but as I looked further into depth about this occupation, I grew more to dislike the qualities of the job. As I searched for a new profession, I found a job that has attributes that fit my personality; I decided I want to be a teacher. I’ve done research on the history of teaching, as well as on the qualifications and requirements necessary. I’ve also looked into different schools I want to attend. I interviewed Pat Robel, an English teacher at Carmel High School, on what he felt to be the highs and lows of this profession. Together, we discussed what might lie ahead in the future of teaching and education. In the 6th grade, I got my first computer; I knew I wanted to work with computers for the rest of my life. I was pretty sure people who work in the computer field make a lot of good money, and that’s all I ever thought to care about, because in an 11-year-old’s mind, money makes the world go ‘round. So the idea stuck for a couple of years. About a month or so after I had finally researched the occupation and wrote about wanting to become a graphic designer, I decided I really didn’t want to become one because I didn’t like the properties of the job. So at that point I decided to go job searching again. A couple of weeks prior to this assignment, I was browsing through a prosperous amount of different colleges I was contemplating on attending. Not having a clue as to what I would want to be, I asked several friends of mine what I should be when I grow up. The humorous replies I received ranged from being a pro-soccer player to working in the field of prostitution. I got one answer to which I usually would take offence to, but I took it as some great advice; my friend Zach Parkes said, “Be a preschool teacher, then you could spend time with people whom you are smarter than!” So I took that idea, and decided to run with it. I like the idea of teaching because I’ll be able to compose the future, help others, and express my own forms of creativity in ways that will be useful to other people. I know I want to teach either middle or high school, for I don’t want to get impatient with elementary school kids, or be outwitted by college students. I want to help kids figure out what they want to do before they get out into the real world; I know I want to be the difference between our present day and our future. Becoming a teacher isn’t quite as easy as it may seem. In America, all 50 states, including the District of Columbia, require that all public school teachers be licensed and have a bachelor’s degree. Many states have tenure laws, which help prevent teachers from being fired without just cause and due process. Tenure doesn’t guarantee a job, but it certainly secures it; teachers may attain tenure after 3 years of working. In the year 2,000, teachers’ salaries ranged from $37,610 to $42,080. Ways to increase salaries can be to coach school sports or work in extracurricular activities. Some hardships to teaching are the students-- for example, students who are stubborn, careless or are violent. Large classes can be extremely stressful, and students can often get discouraged from lack of attention. Even as I know the negatives to teaching, I want to stick to this occupation; these are flaws I feel I can deal with. I plan on going to one of five different colleges: San Francisco State University, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CSU Hayward, CSU Long Beach, or San Diego State University. I plan to major in Business and Marketing or Liberal Studies. For extra preparation, I will go to MPC for a year or so, and I am contemplating on joining the military for a couple of years. In order to conquer one’s profession, one has to know all about it, including the standing history. On our first arrival to America, only the wealthy were allowed to send their children to schools, which were private, religious schools. Because of these circumstances, only 10% of children were fortunate enough to attend school. The schools in the 1600’s were very different from the schools we have now. In the 1600’s, all schools were very demanding and were based on teaching religion; Literature, Mathematics and History weren’t considered as important. Public education didn’t start to take effect until after the Revolutionary War. Parents then wanted their children to know more about patriotism and becoming morally upstanding individuals; this effort de-emphasized religion in many schools. In 1852, Massachusetts was the first state to pass a law making school attendance mandatory for all children; by 1918, all states had such laws. Schools changed a lot by the 1900’s, as well as the government’s laws directed towards schools. In 1954, the Supreme Court prohibits any racial segregation in public schools. Towards the late 1900’s, school standards dropped due to gang violence, drug abuse, and school dropouts. For this assignment, I interviewed Pat Robel, an English teacher at Carmel High School. We discussed many aspects in reference to teaching, and what it’s like being a teacher. Have you always wanted to be a teacher? No. When I was younger, I wanted to be an astronaut, a fireman, a pro athlete, or a businessman (for the fancy car and big office, of course). What made you want to become a teacher? I started college majoring in Biology. After a while, I found I didn’t really care that much for it. Since I enjoyed English, and it was a required course, I decided to change my major to something I actually cared about. After college, I traveled a lot, and worked at this summer camp with my girlfriend for a couple of years. I found that I enjoy working with kids and teenagers, so I went back to school and became a teacher. Would you ever teach other levels? (ie- kindergarten) Hmm, I’ve never thought about this before. I like kids, I have kids, and I think it could be enjoyable. But I doubt I’d be fit for that. I’ve taught middle school before, and that was fun. What is the most rewarding part of teaching? A lot of different things, the connection between student and teacher, to do something fun and meaningful, the subject –love of the language, books. Doing something I love for a living. What do you see in the future for education and teachers? That’s a good question; I think schools need to find a balance between current political pressures on schools, high expectations for students, and what things students really need to know. The states think that standardized tests are the best way to make sure kids learn hat they need to know, but it’s not really that simple. The standardized tests are not all bad, but when all that students are learning is facts, something important is missing. Students need to learn about the subject, not just the simple facts. Recently, most teachers use technology to aid their teaching, for example, computers, overhead projectors, and videos. I feel these are all fine, and extremely helpful, but the best way to learn is learning hands-on. I don’t understand how teachers, by themselves, will be able to teach students anything with any more support from inanimate objects. I am very curious to see how teaching and the education system will turn out 30 years from now. Each has changed a significant amount since as recently as the 90’s. Back then, kids had less to learn, especially in the science field, but what was known was taught thoroughly. Nowadays, teachers teach the basic facts, and the data taught are only essentials that are needed for standardized tests such as the SAT, ACT and CELDT. 30 years from now, I think kids will only know the facts, and not the background, which isn’t a good thing. I think the future of employment in the 21st century is looking pretty shady. With more people added to the population, there will be fewer jobs available for people to work in. Pretty soon, there will be too many people without jobs, money, and support. Here in America, it is against the law to starve oneself to death, so there will be free hand outs for food and shelter, which I feel will give people less initiative to work. Personally, I doubt very seriously that education will last much longer than the work force. With teenagers having children at younger ages, and the strife of potential, there will be at least 1/3 more dropouts and delinquents in 30 years than there are right now. After much researching of different occupations, I have decided to become a middle or high school teacher when I grow up. I like the idea of this occupation because I can be as creative as I want, while teaching the requirements that students need to know. I know all of the requirements and colleges I want to attend. I interviewed Pat Robel, an English teacher at Carmel High School, to understand his viewpoint teaching and education. Unfortunately, I do not look at the future of education very optimistically, but hopefully, things will turn around so that I do have something to look forward to. 1 Comments. For now i nuedited the first paragraph...in the 2nd line, instead of saying "more to not like" say "mroe to dislike"...and after the ";", dont put the semicolon. just put a period instead. » dean on 2004-02-11 07:52:45 Name. URL. [to enter your email, use "mailto:youremail@domain.com"] Subject. Comment. Word verification. Copy the first 4 characters only. If you are a member, try logging in again or accessing this page here.