Pttlls-Access_Essay

I would like to work towards becoming a Teacher/Tutor because I myself am a product of someone whom I consider started me on my learning journey. I was never very academically bright when i was growing up, and left school at 15 with no qualifications. I married at 17 and was a homemaker and Mother. I had various part time factory jobs to help ends meet but always felt i could do more with my life. As an adult learner in 2007, I was inspired by a wonderful IT Tutor named Gordon Nash, my passion was Information Technology. I had worked in computer sales for 2 yrs and had learned how to build computer units and install software packages, however due to the collapse of the company i found myself unemployed. I knew how difficult it was for some people to work with computers, let alone when it went wrong, and this bought about my first thoughts of teaching others what i had learned. I was good with computers but i had nothing on paper I knew i had to go to college to gain the qualifications i needed, but the thought of going back into class based learning terrified me, that huge building and the thought of tutors and other learners thinking i was not bright enough was to scary. Instead i chose to attend a small community based learning centre to gain my European Computer Driver Licence and was relieved that it was really enjoyable, Tutors were approachable and very helpful. With the confidence boost i had gained from passing my ECDL, i immediately applied for a place at college to complete the Diploma for IT practitioners. On my first day at the college, Gordon Nash was introduced as my tutor for the course. Over the next 6 months, Gordon taught me that if i worked at accomplishing one goal at a time, I could achieve almost anything, most of all he inspired me to be the best that I could be, I completed my diploma with merits and distinctions I have had other important Teachers/Tutors since Gordon who have continued to encourage and motivate me and although my goals have changed from time to time as learning new things has opened up different paths for me to explore, it has always been in me to teach others what i myself have learned, so that they too can reach their full potential. I went on to gain employment as an IT /trainee Learndirect Tutor and have since worked with adult learners in IT, Maths and English in a support role and found it very fulfilling. However, i feel that educating people and providing them with the academic know how to get into college or the skills to go out into the workforce is not enough. I want to open their eyes to the unlimited potential that they possess, help them set goals and provide them with the tools necessary to ascertain those goals. To enhance their lives by using teaching methods to deliver valuable information which will serve purpose throughout their lives. Teachers/Tutors have the power to embed a positive or a negative impression in the minds of the individuals that they teach. I often reflect back on my own learning path and think about the teachers/Tutors/advisors who have inspired me and how i would like to give others that feeling of self belief. I believe i would make a good teacher not only because of my enthusiasm, but because I would aspire to see the satisfaction in the eyes of my students after the successful completion of a task. Not only do I want to transfer my wealth of information to students through academic skills, I also want to participate in teaching them life lessons such as: the value of community, pride in their ethnicity, good citizenship as well as the importance of sportsmanship and fair play. I deeply aspire to play a fundamental role in ensuring that all students from all cultures and learning abilities have the opportunity to be guided in a positive learning environment and would be committed to the physical, emotional, and intellectual development of my students.