While being a volunteer English teacher in Weihai, China, for six months in 2012 I discovered that the best feeling in the world is helping a child learn, and it was during this time I decided that teaching internationally is the right career for me.
I will complete my TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certification this spring, and when I graduate in July 2015 my goal is to become an English teacher to the left-behind children (children who are either living by themselves or with a grandparent because their parents have moved to a city for work) in rural China. Eventually I would like to build on that, and go on to work for an NGO that supports the education of rural children. These children are at a severe disadvantage when it comes to preparing for China’s national college entrance exam, because of the lack of quality teachers, especially English teachers.
I believe any country’s future prosperity rests with the education of the younger generation, and with the US and China being the top two economies in the world it is important that we continue to work well together to ensure a stable future for both of us. While studying in Beijing I will not only be experiencing their culture and learning their language but I will be a strong representative of the United States of America, because I believe it’s the little things that lead to a respect between two countries and peoples.
My home university, Brigham Young University-Idaho has partnered with Capital Normal University in Beijing, which is in the top 5% of universities in China, for more than ten years. Living there for a solid four months will really give me time to settle in and get to know the city by expanding my language use. CNU hosts students from all ov...
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...llege, and my mom’s severe rheumatoid arthritis disability limited my family’s income. However their emotional support fueled my desire to pursue a college education. I attended Flathead Valley Community College, and after I received my Associate of Arts degree I was still unsure of what my aspirations for the future were. However I learnt of the opportunity to be a volunteer teacher in China, and since I had always had the longing to travel and understand other cultures I decided this was the perfect opportunity for me. China has risen quickly to become a worldwide power in the last century, and I’m fascinated by how societies like this can advance and become so modern while keeping their traditions. In order to save up enough money to go I worked 60 hour weeks, and it was worth every penny to see my 4th grade student Nicki light up when she read a word correctly.
Jonathan Spence tells his readers of how Mao Zedong was a remarkable man to say the very least. He grew up a poor farm boy from a small rural town in Shaoshan, China. Mao was originally fated to be a farmer just as his father was. It was by chance that his young wife passed away and he was permitted to continue his education which he valued so greatly. Mao matured in a China that was undergoing a threat from foreign businesses and an unruly class of young people who wanted modernization. Throughout his school years and beyond Mao watched as the nation he lived in continued to change with the immense number of youth who began to westernize. Yet in classes he learned classical Chinese literature, poems, and history. Mao also attained a thorough knowledge of the modern and Western world. This great struggle between modern and classical Chinese is what can be attributed to most of the unrest in China during this time period. His education, determination and infectious personalit...
I was greatly impressed by the diversity of the student population and their friendliness. In my first year at LIU-Post, I met a multitude of wonderful people who soon became great friends. However, I want to expand my knowledge of cultures and traditions around the world and meet people from different countries. By transferring, I aspire to meet and become friends with people around the globe.
It was a steep learning curve over the next thirteen years as I gained experience and eventually taught in Taiwan’s most prestigious elementary schools. My teaching experience, combined with my understanding of the culture led to my first management position in an educational role as I became the Head Teacher of a public elementary school in Taiwan. I felt a real sense of commitment to the community in this role and I set ambitious goals when I started this position. My ability to work within the framework of the Taiwanese culture helped me accomplish these goals.
Unlike most other families mine had decided to live with the Chinese rather than in the isolated compound away from them. I and my parents, we saw no need for separation, after all, what bad could it be? The culture and language of China had begun to grab my attention from the moment I started to learn them. I went to
There is a draw for Chinese youth to study western ideas. Tang and his classmates were the first of their families to attend college. They are thinkers, wanting to better themselves and their nation. Lin Chengguang, a fellow student of Tang, stated that “China was backward throughout its modern history, so we were always seeking the reasons for why the west grew strong. We learned from the west. All of us who are educated have this dream: Grow strong by learning from the
I have been studding in a American high school for three years; I realized that that, the focus of the education in China and the U.S. are completely diverse While
Learning is a continuous process and the day that you stop learning is the day that you start decreasing your rewards and lower levels of satisfaction. My ardent desire to acquire knowledge has motivated me to pursue higher studies at graduate level, and to take up a career in research in industry. I have taken this decision after carefully considering my academic background, profound interest in research and strong aptitude for problem solving.
The largest educational system is in china there is a law that makes it mandatory that all Chinese students have nine year of education experience this law was passed in 1986. The importance of having an education is the key to success to be comfortable and abl...
Ever since I was a little girl, I knew that in my future I wanted to become a teacher. I always looked up to my teachers, especially the ones I had in elementary school. I even played 'school' with my friends and pretended I had my own classroom. I loved being in charge. During a summer, I was given the opportunity to work as an Energy Express mentor and work with a group of eight children. This was one of the most wonderful experiences I have ever been through. I was a mentor to help guide the children, and by the end of the summer I felt as if I had really accomplished something. I am planning to pursue a career in elementary education. I love children, and just knowing that as a teacher I could make a difference in someone's life means so much to me.
Through my own experiences, and as enforced by others' opinions in the profession, I have found that teaching is one of the most rewarding careers. Not only are you placed in the position of instructing and guiding children and young adults through the life long learning process, but you are able to give back to the schools and communities which have supported your early education and experiences that opened you up to a bright future. In becoming an educator, I hope to someday share the knowledge and lend the helping, supportive hand that I was once given, allowing students to formulate their own perspectives of the multicultural society and world around them. Teaching is a career I have been interested in pursuing throughout high school, and as my experiences and study in the field expands, I feel that my desire to teach will grow stronger and develop more soundly.
The Education system in China although different than America’s has many good qualities. The view of Education in China has changed dramatically over the last forty years; it has gone from there being no real system to one that is held up to be one of the best in the world. In this paper I will go through the history of Chinese education and show how much it truly has changed. I will also look at how it is now and what China can expect for its future.
With over 1 billion people learning English as a foreign language worldwide. TEFL teachers are in GREAT demand.
My decision to pursue a career in teaching is due, in part to my desire to make an impact on the kids that I teach. Teaching is a very rewarding profession in which the teacher is directly able to affect a child’s life. During this stage of my college career, I have reached the realization the becoming a teacher is not too far from my grasp. There have been many influences on my life that have led me to this point and that helped me to establish goals for my career. Due to my father’s influence mainly, I decided I wanted to become a teacher. I will be a third generation teacher when all is said and done, and growing up in an educational environment provided me with the foundation to pursue a career as a teacher.
Overcoming cultural borders put pressure on me when I first came to America as a ninth grader. Because cultural diversity is an essential part of the society, I want to embrace the difference by keeping the balance between Chinese and American culture. It requires active learning and long-time practice for me to cope with cultural shock and to adapt myself into a new environment. Although the transition can be both exciting and overwhelming, it helps me to have more effective communications because of my exposure to both high context and low context culture.