Learning Event 8

Its funny to think about the future even at twenty years old. I could have said whatever I wanted when I was ten years old, but I doubt it would be even close to who I am today. By the way, it was a professional athlete.(I’m not in case you were wondering.) I don’t like to make five or ten year predictions because its like having a perfect bracket for the NCAA tournament. It just is not going to happen. However, I have a scholarship obligation that requires me to teach in the state of South Carolina for four years after I graduate college. Upon graduating I will apply to the worst schools in South Carolina and hopefully land a job. I want to work in the worst schools because no one else wants to and expectations probably aren’t the highest there. However, that does not mean I won’t expect the best out of myself everyday when I go to teach.  While I’m teaching, I would like to use my summers to go on vacations. I want to eventually hit six of the seven continents and see as many countries as I can. I believe the best way to teach is through experience. I would also like to coach soccer while I am teaching. I am a huge soccer fan, and I loved having good coaches growing up. I’m hoping my coaching career might bring me some state championships or other awards. I want to try to hit all of the continents before I get married. Marriage and starting a family really put a damper on individual goals. Plus the more women I meet, the more I can choose from to be mine. The most important part of where I am going is the classroom. I am like a drop in a puddle, I create ripples. I’m not a sit around and let the system fail child after child kind of person. Forgive me for not being humble but I am going to find a solution to the education problem in America. I’m going to make sure that all of my students go to college. I’m going to wake up everyday and make sure that my students know there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I want them to know that it does not matter what else happens in life, if they put all their time, energy, and willpower into education, they can make it and be whoever they want to be. I love it when people ask where I am going. I’m going to make a difference.