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I want to
become an elementary art teacher to show a new generation how to become future
artists. I enjoy working with children. I think children need to be taught by good
teachers so they can become successful adults. The inspiration to become an art
teacher came from two teachers in my past. Mr. Klien was my 7-8 th grade art
teacher and he encouraged me to love art. He entered one of my projects in an art
fair which told me I was good at it. The other teacher that inspired me was my
fourth grade teacher, Ms. Smiley. She helped me pass 4 th grade after I had been
held back the year before. The special skill set that I have for teaching art is that I
have been doing drawing and painting since the 7 th grade. I have taken art classes
all through high school and I will take many more during college before I become an
art teacher.
During my observation in the schools for my EDU requirements, and through my
online assignments, I noticed some complexities that I will run into. The district
budgets are always limited and are unable to give teachers the proper
compensation for the job they do. The teachers lack of pay and pay raises are
important issues right now in Las Vegas. Along with this problem, is that Las Vegas
is always growing and there is a shortage of qualified teachers to cover all the
classes. My educational philosophy is to allow a child to develop their imagination
and creativity to solve problems and create new things. My psychological
orientation is focused more on the Cognitivism/Constructivism model. I think my
students should understand their world by showing it through their artwork. They
also need to build upon past art, or real world, experiences to further their studies,
while adapting new styles to express themselves better. These two beliefs are what
dictate my view of education.