Motivation to teach: motivation to learn

By Santiago Gómez
College of Education
Long Island University, C. W. Post
January, 2011

I feel that this class is going to be truly exiting. Not only do I feel comfortable with my professor and my classmates, but I also sense that we all share the same educational interests; therefore I’m sure that the time spent on this class and its lectures is going to be really constructive. Although it seems like we are going to be doing a lot of work this semester and I feel that it may get a little overwhelming every now and then, I know that it will all benefit me in the end and I feel very motivated.

Right now I am a little worried about everything that is going on in my life. Since this is my last semester, I have a million things to take care of and I have to start thinking about taking the certification exams, nevertheless, I believe that my last two education courses will complete the set of skills that I will need in order to become a good teacher.

I think that this course will be particularly important for my preparation because it will give me meaningful perspectives about the psychology of adolescents. If I am going to make a living out of working with young students I better learn as much as I can about how to deal with them. Adolescents nowadays are very complex individuals, who have many different concerns, and in order to get to them I must learn a lot about them. By sticking to the plan set by this course, participating in it, and doing its work I know that I will receive a lot of information that is going to be very valuable once I am out there in the field.