Educational Autobiography

Educational Autobiography

Brooke Teegarden    

        In high school I was voted “most likely to try to take over the world”, “most unique clothing” and “most likely to write a trashy romance novel”. I can’t speak to the most likely to write a trashy romance novel. I hoped it was because of my top-notch writing skills. However, I loved being voted most likely to try to take over the world. I put determination into my education. I was involved in school clubs such as show choir, student council president, and homecoming court. I was always trying to come up with some immense idea for the school. Unfortunately, my sense of humor being what it is, many of these school ideas were pranks.

            Don’t let my humor fool you. An education has always been a priority. I’ve always had an interest in learning new facts. When I was in high school, I found myself watching National Geographic while my friends watched MTV.  I received only A’s and B’s. I felt quite devastated with myself when I received anything less than an A. I still do.

            I’m a creative person.  This is why I was voted most unique clothing. The creativity transferred to my school projects and I did slightly insane things. At one point, my classmates and I ran out of glue, so, we simply used bubblegum to paste paper onto our poster. As a teacher, my odd way of thinking works well for me. Creative lesson plans get my students attention.

            My educational autobiography is a mess of being creative and over- achieving. I’m hoping these qualities make me a dynamic teacher.