Hi, my name is Erin and I am a senior at Drake University majoring in Elementary Education. I have endorsements in Special Education, Early Chilhood and reading. I hope to teach Pre-K or Kindergarten. I have loved working with children since a young age, and have been babysitting for 9 years. I have also tutored students since high school, and the biggest reward is seeing a student's reaction when they finally get a concept. That lightbulb or AHA moment. I love to bake, read, and spend time with family and friends.
I think our team is named after Pike because she is a confident speaker and knowledgable in her area of study. She demonstrates how the process of science really works, she doesn't sit in a lab, she does field testing and uses computers. Some of these tests take weeks, and may only give a small amount of information, but they are still important. I think this relates to teaching because sometimes you have to spend a lot of time and energy with a student and they may only have little progress. This doesn't mean it was a waste of time, because that student will probably never forget what you did for them. I also like that Pike was not afraid to do something "dangerous" to do her research. In the classroom, we have to go outside what is normal or comfortable for us to meet our students needs.
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