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Tessa Young

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Greetings, bold donors! My name is Tessa Young. I am an aspiring educator who seeks to accomplish educational success while working with the young minds of our future. I was in the band, choir, and theater club in high school. I served as Vice President of the Ruiteen club, where I volunteered with numerous charitable causes. In addition, I was the President of my school's chapter of the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). In 2020, I received the Semper Fidelis award as well as the National School Choral Award. Because I graduated high school at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, my last year in high school came to a bizarre and unusual conclusion as many others. I am a third-year student at Kent State University! During my first two years of college education, I have developed a passion and desire to work with younger children. In these early developmental years, we provide the foundation for which learners will build their skills and attitudes toward a lifetime of learning. I believe that if we want to see positive change in the world it must start with the youngest generations. Ultimately, I want my pupils to become lifelong learners who can collaborate with others to solve the world's challenges and overcome their differences. This is why I am so passionate about my education to become the best teacher I can be for my future students. I thank the donors of bold.org for taking the time to contemplate and support my goal of becoming an Educator.

Education

Kent State University at Kent

Bachelor's degree program
2020 - 2024
  • Majors:
    • Education, General

United High School

High School
2016 - 2020

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Bachelor's degree program

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

    • Education, General
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Education

    • Dream career goals:

      Elementary Teacher

    • Shift Manager

      Subway
      2020 – 20211 year
    • Dance Teacher

      Leap of Faith dance studio
      2018 – Present7 years

    Sports

    Track & Field

    2014 – 20151 year

    Basketball

    2011 – 20165 years

    Cross-Country Running

    Varsity
    2013 – 20163 years

    Arts

    • United High School Band and Choir

      Music
      2016 – 2020
    • Leap of Faith Dance

      Dance
      2017 – 2020
    • United Local Schools Drama Department

      Theatre
      Cinderella, Joseph and th Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat , Seussical, The Music Man, Mary Poppins, Peter Pan, Newsies, Beauty and the Beast
      2011 – 2020
    • Stage Left Players

      Theatre
      Legally Blond , Disaster, Annie
      2011 – Present

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      Columbiana County Young Democrats Food Drive — Help organize the different foods and pantry items as they were dropped off.
      2021 – 2021

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Volunteering

    Future Teachers of America Scholarship
    I want to be the teacher I needed when thought I was not smart enough. I did not like the first grade. It was the first year that learning was no longer enjoyable; it had turned into a job. I remember the teacher warning the class that if we did not do the worksheet given to us in the time allotted, we would have to remain inside during recess until the work was completed. This was also relevant if our work was imperfect. The teachers' objective was to eliminate one of the most valuable times of the day for a young child's development, based on their ability to complete a worksheet at a specific speed. It was the first time I noticed I was behind the rest of the class. I struggled for the entire year, giving it my all but gradually submitting to defeat. Since I wasn't as fast as my peers, I believed that I wasn't intelligent. Day after day, I was held behind at recess to finish or correct my morning worksheets. I started to assume I was a lousy student because only the bad children were denied recess. After the first grade, it took a lot of outstanding educators to repair the consequences of one bad school year. When given the time and resources I needed to further my education, I discovered that I was a fantastic student. I did not learn until I was an adult that my first-grade teacher believed I wasn't ready for the second grade during my first year. In less sugar-coated terms, she thought that I failed the first grade. She didn't want to consider that it was her responsibility as a teacher to meet her student's different needs. So, she was the one who failed. Today, I understand that holding me back would have negatively impacted my development. My mother, a kindergarten teacher from a different school, had insisted that I was more than capable. She saw past the examinations that only revealed a student's speed and accuracy. She was well aware of my ability to make connections and solve problems. My mother became the anchor in my life who taught me that I wasn't a bad student. She showed me that I was just a different type of learner than the other students. Growing up, I realized the effect that teachers' have when they do not understand the needs of one student. I am determined to become the teacher I needed when I thought I was too slow to learn. I will empower children in understanding how they learn and how it might be different. Learning is most rewarding when it's engaging and fun rather than a burden to be completed or avoided. My ultimate goal is that one day I can guide my future students to uncover their own needs to fulfill their own goals and desires to succeed in learning. I want to be a part of shaping the next generation of lifelong learners.
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