Favorite Parts Of Working In The Education Industry As A Science Teacher
Christina, a science teacher with eight years of experience, finds the most rewarding aspect of her career to be "the potential impact" she has on the "many many students" she teaches each year. This impact manifests in moments like students expressing interest in STEM careers or confiding in her about personal challenges, making Christina's work deeply meaningful and fulfilling.
Impact, Mentorship, Teaching, Classroom Management, Rewarding Career
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Christina Craig
Science Teacher
Education for Change
UC Davis 2015
Loyola Marymount University - Masters in Urban Education
Psychology
Education, Nonprofit, Foundations & Grantmaking
Education
Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Making a difference in students' lives and potentially impacting many people.
2. Witnessing students' growth and development, including their interest in STEM fields.
3. Providing support and a listening ear to students facing challenges in their lives.
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in your industry?
I think this is similar to the previous question. The thing I enjoy most about being in my industry is the potential impact I have on so many people. I have been in the classroom for eight years, and each year I've taught anywhere from 100 to 120 students.
So I have taught many students over the years, and to be able to potentially have an impact on that many lives in a short amount of time is something that I deeply value and look for in my work. I want my work to be meaningful and feel like I am making a difference in someone's life.
I feel like I have that in the work that I do. Not necessarily for everyone; all teachers have some students who don't enjoy their class, and that's okay. They aren't going to love every subject or every teacher.
But every year, I have a couple of students who, at the end of the year, come up to me and say they loved my class. They might say, "When I'm older, I want to be an engineer," or "I'm thinking about being a scientist." That is always really exciting.
Or, having a student who had a difficult time in life come up and be able to open up and share what's been going on, and me being able to be there and just listen to them and provide that for them, is incredibly rewarding and something that I deeply value.
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