Reflection Paper On My Favorite Teacher

Academic Biography As I reflect upon my academic experiences and consider my “favorite teacher”, one person, in particular stands out in my mind. My high school math teacher, Amy Hoag, is by far one of the greatest instructors and sweetest person I have ever had the opportunity of knowing. She not only made math fun and easy to understand, she also invested herself into each and every student. Every single one of her students adored her because her love for us was so very eminent. She made a huge impact on my life in high school and I am very thankful for that. I personally tend to better in math subjects. I think that this is because math is very concrete. There is only one answer and there is nothing subjective about it. On the other hand,

I was the main photographer in yearbook. I also was on the varsity track and cross country team. Now that I am at USF, I could definitely see myself being interesting in a running group. I love running and would love to do it in a group. However, I wouldn’t want to race competitively, just for fun. When I was a child I wanted to be a teacher very badly. I remember setting up all of my stuffed animals and playing “class”. As I got older, I realized that I didn’t like the idea of being a teacher much at all. So I thought that I wanted to be a dental hygienist for most of my teenage years. I think that I just liked the idea of cleaning people’s teeth and making them feel good about their smile. I can pinpoint two specific people who influenced me to select nursing as my career major. The first was my math teacher that I mentioned earlier in this paper. I remember going to Mrs. Hoag and asking her opinion on what career she could see me doing. She told me that I had a heart for people and that she could see me working to help people physically. The second person that greatly influenced me was a missionary nurse named Christina. I had the opportunity to join Christina on a mission trip to the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador to visit a remote and indigenous Indian tribe called the “Waodani”. Christina helped the tribe and took care of them. It was so inspirational to me. I think that’s when I decided to become a