Credential essay

For most people choosing a major is a very hard decision that takes a lot of soul searching. It was no different for me. I have changed my major four times and each time the path I chose did not feel right. I was lost for the three and a half years I spent at Gavilan Community College in Gilroy. I tried everything from computer science to accounting but nothing seemed right for me. Not until I took a child development class my last semester at Gavilan did I feel like I had found something I could see myself doing as a career.
I have always enjoyed being around children of all ages. I come from a large family with many small children running in and out of our home on a daily basis. It was not till the birth of my own child that I saw how much of an impact an adult can have on the development of a child. Seeing the expression and joy on a child’s face when they learn something new is an unexplainable feeling that has made me seek a career in education. There is no greater joy for me than seeing a child learn something new. Helping them achieve success in the classroom and in life is why I want to be a teacher.
While most of my friends have chosen to jump into the competitive world of engineering and business I chose not to follow the money but follow my heart. As a child and teenager I was never passionate about school. In all my years of schooling I never had a teacher that made me want to learn or made learning fun. School was more like a chore that I did not want to do but was forced to. I want to change that. I want to be the teacher that makes children want to learn. I want to be the teacher they can look back twenty years later and say “He made a difference in my life.” This all may be a foolish person’s dream but with hard work and dedication I believe this dream can come true.