If I Was A Math Teacher by Miah

If I Was A Math Teacher by Miah - October 2016 Scholarship Essay

Today in our society were are lacking teachers. This is because all of the teachers are close to their retirement and more than half of them in our school district will end up leaving. Thus creating a greater need for teachers. If I became a teacher I would teach math to children.
I would be a math teacher because when I was younger I struggled with math. But now I am prospering in it and it would benefit the children if they had someone that was in their corner. Math is a very difficult subject to learn from early on because its like learning a new language. Most kids need a lot of help in this subject so I believe that it would be helpful to have a teacher that went through the same struggle that most of them will face. Also since I would be teaching only one subject, it would give me more time to work with the kids and make sure they completely understand each lesson.
Math is a very rigorous course and I would like to teach the younger kids preferably kindergarten to first grade. This is because when kids begin to learn math it is the most important time for them and they need a good teacher! I would do everything in my power to help them learn the material because I remember how my previous math teachers have helped me throughout the years. Also my current math teacher has impacted my learning of math and has helped me actually understand math completely. This is very important because before I didn't understand math to well. With all the help my current math teacher has given me, I believe that everyone should have a teacher like her in their life. I want to be that teacher because I would be able to benefit a lot of people for their upcoming years in school.