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Tessa Young
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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 programMajors:
- Education, General
United High School
High SchoolMiscellaneous
Desired degree level:
Bachelor's degree program
Graduate schools of interest:
Transfer schools of interest:
Majors of interest:
- Education, General
Career
Dream career field:
Education
Dream career goals:
Elementary Teacher
Shift Manager
Subway2020 – 20211 yearDance Teacher
Leap of Faith dance studio2018 – Present7 years
Sports
Track & Field
2014 – 20151 year
Basketball
2011 – 20165 years
Cross-Country Running
Varsity2013 – 20163 years
Arts
United High School Band and Choir
Music2016 – 2020Leap of Faith Dance
Dance2017 – 2020United Local Schools Drama Department
TheatreCinderella, Joseph and th Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat , Seussical, The Music Man, Mary Poppins, Peter Pan, Newsies, Beauty and the Beast2011 – 2020Stage Left Players
TheatreLegally Blond , Disaster, Annie2011 – 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.