I wanted to share Jasper’s, (the young man who you all thoughtfully donated money to help towards his college) Philosophy of Education paper. His transition into college has gone extremely well and I speak to him regularly whenever he needs to vent or just share some of the college excitement.
Here is what he wrote in his first paper, a reminder of what life and education is really all about, enjoy!!
Jasper
Philosophy of Education
I am a 19 year old, who is hard working. I plan on traveling the world and hope to meet thousands of people. I am for the first time in my life satisfied with what and who I am. I value my life and especially the people I am around, where people are not handed anything in life. I can appreciate coming up hard and having to earn what I get out of life. It gives me a great sense of belonging when I see how much a person appreciates the time and effort I put into what I do.
My long term goal is to be a principal in a high school. I believe that much of education needs to be changed and that “we” (as those learning to be educators) are not doing a very good job preparing our youth for their future in the real world. I feel as a principal I will be able to mold my teachers to teach in a manner of my choosing though professional development and observation.
I want to start off as a physical education teacher and later head in the administrative field in education. I have accomplished a necessary short term goal by graduating from high school, last June. My current mission is to gain a degree in physical education and later get certified in administration to be a principal.
The interpersonal feeling that I receive when I see that I have positively influenced a child to do his or her best is one I experienced while working at the City of Rochester Recreation Center. I like the feeling that I help today’s youth make a better society tomorrow, plus in my high school, I have been close to all my physical education teachers and I have liked the way they connect with students. When I worked at the recreation centers, I loved the way I connected with the kids during play or when I could teach them how to play a game. Most of my physical education teachers have been a mentor and an inspiration in my life, I would love to do the same.
My “ultimate” career goal would be a principal at a high school where I can make my own rules. Much education today is monumentally ineffective. “All Too Often We Are Giving Young People Cut Flowers When We Should Be Teaching Them To Grow Their Own Plants”. ~ John Gardner. I believe hard work and dedication are needed in any aspect of education. I want to teach as many courses as I can. I want my teachers to excite and introduce students to a new perceptive of sporting careers. I believe if I can interest enough students to go on to college and take up careers in any of these fields or maybe be recognized by as many important people as they can. I also feel that in order to move into administration it will take many hours and a huge sacrifice in my personal life to move into the position I desire, like early in my career I want to try to reach every child. This may take many sleepless nights before I may realize that all children don’t want to be helped and that I maybe sacrificing many hours identifying those who need and want my help and those who don’t. This reminds me of the saying that “one can lead a horse to water but can not make it drink.”
I used to consider chasing my dream as a police officer, but some of society’s criminals start off as kids. However, if I get into education, I would want to fix what I believe in, which is, an injustice to kids and more importantly tomorrow’s society.
Living the Dream!
Mr. Anibal Soler, Jr.
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