Educators demonstrate a broad knowledge base and an understanding of areas they teach.
Before making the choice to become a teacher I went to school for different career paths. My first out of high school was plumbing as it was being offered at my local college and it is a good paying job. After completing my first year plumbing I decided it was not for me and I attempted to pursue one of my passions, acting. I then enrolled in Vancouver Film School for a year and four months for acting in film and television. After this was completed I moved back to Prince Rupert to work and save money to go back to Vancouver to continue pursuing acting. Lucky I moved home because only a few months after doing so the COVID-19 pandemic began and locked everything down. Due to that I decided to continue my other passion of becoming a teacher. I did this by taking the pre-requisite classes at the college and eventually moving to Prince George to take my History major.
During most of this time and after I have been working in School District 52. What I have found is the more I broaden my knowledge the better I am at teaching. My time in plumbing has helped with teaching math to students. My time at VFS has helped to improve my confidence and improv ability and has clearly helped with more drama based education. My time with my history major has made teaching social studies much more rich for the students. I am able to dive into details or hook many with the passion I feel for it. All of these subjects have made me a better educator and I do not plan on stopping. I will continue to broaden my knowledge base to ensure that I can teach the curriculum and other subjects that are useful for the students!