Prompt:
- Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you. (500 word limit)
- Since the essay is to illustrate an accomplishment you made, should I stick to one thing? Like perhaps the just accomplishment of teaching a kid to swim. Or, the big step I made in being able to communicate diversley. Would it make my essay stronger to stick to one theme? Or is this a good balance?
One-Two-Three-Four-The baby raises its head from the water.
Twenty persistent parental judging eyes were watching me from behind a glass. The eighteen-month olds' hands held a firm grip around my thumbs.
"Okay, eyes in, on three." I said in simple child language.
A child changes when they are in water. They are in an uncomfortable environment where they sense they are not safe. Even at a young age they can understand, this could kill me. With me as their swim coach, I am their life line.
The most rewarding part of my role as a teacher is witnessing the moment that the student finally performs the instruction. From the kid who was screaming in anxiety for his mom, to watching him successfully glide through the water, I find accomplishment. Feeling his quick heart beat, and watching him look to meet his mothers eyes is fulfilling. Sharing that moment, however brief, always boosts my enthusiasm, and continues to provide the motivation to push myself to become a better coach.
In the entire process of teaching and learning, I believe that I am learning more than the student. The dynamics of communicating with the nervous child in the water and then the ever watchful parent challenge my interpersonal interaction skills. For me, from the girl who couldn't even ask to borrow a pencil, to being able to conduct a lesson and then give genuine constructive feedback to an adult, is a huge step.
What I do is more than just a job. Everything---the parents' expectations, the lesson, the children's life, and my life ---are in my hands. Parents are trusting me with their most prized possessionï their child. My intelligence and creativity are challenged every moment to help students. I can say that I, Leyla Puskar, am making a worthy contribution to the world. Everyday is an achievement for me as everyday I see the fruits of my efforts in the accomplishment of the kids I teach.
- Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you. (500 word limit)
- Since the essay is to illustrate an accomplishment you made, should I stick to one thing? Like perhaps the just accomplishment of teaching a kid to swim. Or, the big step I made in being able to communicate diversley. Would it make my essay stronger to stick to one theme? Or is this a good balance?
One-Two-Three-Four-The baby raises its head from the water.
Twenty persistent parental judging eyes were watching me from behind a glass. The eighteen-month olds' hands held a firm grip around my thumbs.
"Okay, eyes in, on three." I said in simple child language.
A child changes when they are in water. They are in an uncomfortable environment where they sense they are not safe. Even at a young age they can understand, this could kill me. With me as their swim coach, I am their life line.
The most rewarding part of my role as a teacher is witnessing the moment that the student finally performs the instruction. From the kid who was screaming in anxiety for his mom, to watching him successfully glide through the water, I find accomplishment. Feeling his quick heart beat, and watching him look to meet his mothers eyes is fulfilling. Sharing that moment, however brief, always boosts my enthusiasm, and continues to provide the motivation to push myself to become a better coach.
In the entire process of teaching and learning, I believe that I am learning more than the student. The dynamics of communicating with the nervous child in the water and then the ever watchful parent challenge my interpersonal interaction skills. For me, from the girl who couldn't even ask to borrow a pencil, to being able to conduct a lesson and then give genuine constructive feedback to an adult, is a huge step.
What I do is more than just a job. Everything---the parents' expectations, the lesson, the children's life, and my life ---are in my hands. Parents are trusting me with their most prized possessionï their child. My intelligence and creativity are challenged every moment to help students. I can say that I, Leyla Puskar, am making a worthy contribution to the world. Everyday is an achievement for me as everyday I see the fruits of my efforts in the accomplishment of the kids I teach.