Bella's Blog

 Why Teach?     Hi, my name is Bella and I am very excited about this course. Truthfully, t eaching for me has always seemed like the only choice. Growing up when I would hear my class mate's future job answers being astronauts or singers, my idols were always my teachers. Spending five days a week, and seven hours a day with someone, you spend a lot of time with them. With all that time together, teachers have a huge effect on our lives, not just educationally but developmentally, whether they intend to or not. I have had some teachers that have helped me when I was at my lowest and some I am even friends with today. And others have been not so good in that they have told me they hoped I failed and made me lose my love for learning as a student. As I look back on both types of teachers I am inspired to follow in the footsteps of the ones that loved their students and to be better than those that don't.      When I found out about TXST being a teacher'...