When I was six by kiara

When I was six by kiara - June 2017 Scholarship Essay

When I was six I wanted to be an actress/singer/dancer. I had a love for movies and music and my two favorite movies were Honey and The Wiz. I still watch those two movies to this day like every few months. I really wanted to be Jessica Alba when I was younger because I thought she was just beautiful and perfect. She danced, she was in a movie, and I just really liked to sing all of the time. My mom would get so annoyed that I would play those those two movies every single day. I knew all the songs and dances in the Wiz and I knew/know ever part of the movie Honey. Continuing into my education there had been many different reasons why I now want to be a high school Physics teacher.
First, In the sixth grade I decided to become part of the drama club in middle school. Me a shy, insecure, bullied sixth grader who wanted to act and sing. I was in chorus in fourth and fifth grade and loved it. I was Annie in fourth grade for out chorus musical and in fifth grade I had the lead part in the christmas performance with a solo. Not to mention I also went to honor chorus in fifth grade. So, I thought I could do it, but because in sixth grade I happened to join band instead of chorus, been put in the “smart kid hall”, and happened to live in a neighborhood that had kids that were not in the “smart kid hall” I got bullied constantly and became very insecure. When I decided to join drama club I could not act in front of the other kids. I was too shy and instead had a panic attack and cried.
Furthermore, continuing into middle school I just stuck to being in band and not pursuing acting or singing. I got into honor band and just kept with that until the school districts were redistricted for the new middle school built. I hated the band director there, but I continued in band because those were the only friends I actually had. I got involved in the STEM program and found joy in the class and building new things. I ended up loving science ending in my eighth grade year taking my high school science credit early. Resulting in me not having to take a science my senior year if high school.
Within my high school years I did join marching band and bonded with a precalculus/ calculus teacher who was once in marching band for color guard. I tried to do the color guard dancing thing but it just did not work. I then I met my favorite science teacher ever Mr.Smith my junior year Physic teacher who changed my life. I had always loved science, but Physics was just so eye opening, I loved it more than precalculus and just never wanted to leave that class. Being in that class and meeting that teacher who changed my life and did not make me feel like just a student in the class made me realize I want to be a teacher that actually cares about students and I want to teach something I am truly interested in such as Physics.
In conclusion, I left my dream of becoming an actress/singer/dancer and instead becoming a high school Physic teacher in my near future to make high school student feel better and chase their goals. I had been bullied for many years of my life and there was only three or four teacher I actually trusted to tell I want to be like those teachers who can have a friendship or relationship with a student past just seeing them in class and to actually know them and not just their name and reputation from other teachers.