Hi!!
My name is Naureen. I am a senior at California High School and I teach second grade at Neil Amrstrong Elementary School. My goal after high school was to go to a community college and transfer to UC Irvine to study pre-optometry. After I took Careers in Teaching, I decided I wanted to pursue my dreams, but also involve children in my job somehow and I have yet to decide how I will be doing that. It will be a lot of work but I am willing to put my effort into it.
One might wonder why I took Careers in Teaching if I am not going to become a teacher. I took this class because I heard it is an exciting and memorable experience. I also wanted to have some experience working with people outside of school before college. I came into the class not intending to love teaching, but to gain experiences that will be life changing for me. I also took this class because I have a brother in second grade and the age he is at is challenging but not too over-whelming. I can honestly say I have enjoyed every moment from the first day I was in my mentor's classroom.
My experience with my mentor, Ms. Tierney, has been amazing and I never would have thought I would enjoy interacting with children and their parents as much as I do now. I am very lucky to have a kind and helpful mentor. My second grade class is also well behaved and hard-working when I am in the classroom with them. The days I am at my internship are the days I come to school with a smile on my face because of my second graders. They are not all perfect but it reminds me, with a good attitude anyone can achieve something when they are willing to do it.
