Philosophy+on+Education

// “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” // - Henry B. Adams

The French author François de la Rochefoucauld once said that, “The only thing constant in life is change”; however, after all these years, my desire to be a teacher has yet to waiver. I have never dreamt of being a scientist, nor do I have a desire to one day be a notorious mathematician or philosopher, but I do hope - //with all my heart// - to be an excellent and passionate educator. History, government, psychology, sociology, current events. . . all these have been areas of great interest for me for as long as I can remember, and I would love nothing more than to be able to pass my excitement about these subjects on to my students.

As I prepare to embark on my career as an educator, I am very interested in working with and experiencing the broadest spectrum of people and personalities possible so I can more effectively manage my classroom and the diverse group of students, faculty, and parents I am likely to encounter. Growing up in the suburbs of Wichita, Kansas, and attending Maize High School - the student body being //at least// 90% Caucasian - did not afford me many opportunities to become acquainted with different cultures, to say the least. Now, as I prepare to enter the workforce, I look forward to opportunities to interact with individuals from a variety of different social, political, ethnic, intellectual, and religious backgrounds on a regular basis. As a teacher, it is imperative that I be able to reach out to my students, no matter what their background or degree of intelligence, on a level that transcends our differences. Working in a diverse school setting has been my dream now for some time, and working within what I can only describe as a cultural mosaic of students and faculty members will bring to the table so many unique experiences and perspectives, which I only hope to be afforded the opportunity to contribute to.