Teaching is the Best Profession

Hello, My name is Erika Todd. The reason why I decided to pursue a career in education is because my teachers had inspired me so much. It wasn’t necessarily the content that made me strive to be a teacher, but the atmosphere they created. I always felt safe and loved when I was at school. Unfortunately, I come from a difficult background, and for me school was the best part of the day. It’s a personal matter to me to continue that cycle and be an educator that affects students in a positive way. I’ve lived in California for most of my life and I’ve never taken it for granted. Living in the central valley, the winters aren’t difficult or unbearable. The summers are warm and that’s how I like it. I enjoy spending time in Southern California, mainly San Diego and Los Angeles. I was originally born in Germany, but can recall very little of it. We moved to Oklahoma when I was four. I’m pretty certain I’m never going to live anywhere else besides California, for obvious reasons. =) My hobby happens to be my job. I work as a full time writer and editor. I’ve published several novels, which are available at itunes, Barnes and Nobles, and Amazon. It’s always been my greatest passion to be a writer and a teacher, and I’m very fortunate that I’m able to do both. Time management can be an issue at times, but I do my best. We live in a time where everything is electronic. Unfortunately, that has affected my job immensely. People aren’t buying hard covers and paperbacks anymore, and most people purchase kindle versions on their ipads and kindles. I haven’t had a problem adapting to this change, but I have a few colleagues who have. The results of my personality test can be found here: http://mmdi.me/m/qwmi/Erika+Todd It basically states that I have strengths in both areas. For instance, I enjoy improving relationships with other people and resolving conflict, but at the same time, I believe in my own philosophies and stick to what I believe in. I am very focused and like to complete tasks as they come along rather than postpone them to a later date. I enjoy understanding other people’s feelings and understanding them as a person. I believe these are good qualities to have as an educator. My goal is to teach high school biology and chemistry to students since science is so important to our economy and in the future. I feel like there are better ways to break down the material and explain it, and I think I would be successful in teaching other students while creating a positive atmosphere for them to work.