Essay: A Career As A Peer Assistant
We are constantly going through things that changes us, big and small changes, everything we do makes a difference in our life. Some more than others. Thinking of what has brought the most historical significance in my life is easy, and never did I imagine this could very well shape the rest of my life. Throughout my senior year of high school, these kids had more of an impact on me, than all 3 previous years combined. They were loving, inviting, and honestly sometimes a pain in the butt, even through the bad stuff, they’ve taught me more than they could ever know. I will always be appreciative for how they have shaped me throughout my senior year.
In 2015-2016 my senior year of highschool, I was a peer assistant for students with disabilities …show more content…
I had several ideas about becoming a social worker, teacher, or counselor. I never knew exactly what career path I wanted to take, until I became apart of this class. Going through this class as an assistant really showed me how much I admired this career, and how much I wanted take this on this to be my career.
As soon as I realized that this was what I wanted to do with my life, I asked Mrs. Hendrix, the teacher of the peer assistant class, information about this career so I could know more about the pros and cons of the profession. Everything Mrs. Hendrix informed me of just made it more clear that, this is what I want to study in college, and to hopefully be able to become a special education teacher. It was amazing how this one class helped me decide what I wanted to do with my future.
Second, the students, in the picture above, are one of the few children I got work with while being a peer assistant. Not only is this significant to me, because I want to help students like them, but because these students left a huge impact on my life. They, not knowingly, helped me see the struggles they go through everyday, as well as everything that they can be great at, and just as capable to do the things that i can do
In 2015-2016 my senior year of highschool, I was a peer assistant for students with disabilities …show more content…
I had several ideas about becoming a social worker, teacher, or counselor. I never knew exactly what career path I wanted to take, until I became apart of this class. Going through this class as an assistant really showed me how much I admired this career, and how much I wanted take this on this to be my career.
As soon as I realized that this was what I wanted to do with my life, I asked Mrs. Hendrix, the teacher of the peer assistant class, information about this career so I could know more about the pros and cons of the profession. Everything Mrs. Hendrix informed me of just made it more clear that, this is what I want to study in college, and to hopefully be able to become a special education teacher. It was amazing how this one class helped me decide what I wanted to do with my future.
Second, the students, in the picture above, are one of the few children I got work with while being a peer assistant. Not only is this significant to me, because I want to help students like them, but because these students left a huge impact on my life. They, not knowingly, helped me see the struggles they go through everyday, as well as everything that they can be great at, and just as capable to do the things that i can do