Hi! My name is Julia Eilers, and I am a junior at South Campus. I took this class because I am interested in going into some type of child development field, whether it be teaching or being a child psychologist. I am on the high school swim team, and I am also on the high school ultimate frisbee team, as well as a part of student council, Ambassadors, and LINK Crew. I am also a swim instructor and swim coach at the White Bear YMCA. 

One teacher who made a difference in my life was my 2nd grade teacher at Cornelia Elementary School in Edina. Her name was Mrs. Jansen, and she was the first teacher I had in Minnesota after moving back from California. All I remember is how enjoyable school was with her as my teacher, and how I always felt like I had a place in her classroom. After 2nd grade with Mrs. Jansen, it sparked my interest in working with kids and being a teacher later on in life. 

I think being a good teacher means always having patience with the kids and being a good role model. Some good qualities I have in working with kids is my positive attitude, my patience, and my outgoing personality. These are important in making a good classroom environment. A weakness that I have is because of my sense of humor and personality, I am sometimes not the best at disciplining children, because I focus more on being their friend then being someone who is telling them what to do. 

I am excited for this class and the opportunity I am getting. I hope to learn how to be a better leader and teacher, and become more comfortable working in a classroom setting. I am excited to help you out in your classroom and build a relationship with the kids in your classroom as well! Thank you so much for this opportunity to help me further my education. 

Sincerely, 

Julia Eilers 

8 ½ years

You need to have a certain number of hours of professional development, with documentation, that is sent to the school district which is approved by the state, 

A lot of meetings and a lot of paperwork, training on blood-borne pathogens, incident reports, making sure there is a trail of communication.

All the time!! Especially Schoeller. 

Really busy, really hard because you’re learning a lot about teaching while you’re developing your curriculum. 

Pretty decent after 8 years, there is sick time and other benefits. Working under a contract is different because there’s a set of expectations in terms of days I work that are decided by the union.

I don’t do that because I don’t want to have to report something I shouldn’t have seen. 

Good problem solving, how to think critically, how to do good lab work. 

Spending 25% of time in the lab and we spend a lot of time doing authentic problem solving. 

When my kids come back and say they have been readily prepared for college. 

OPTIONAL QUESTIONS: Choose 10

Keep everything organized in your Google Drive. 

Too many. 

The interaction with students. 

Yes I do, aside from the extra knowledge I got, it’s the pay increase. 

Absolutely. 

Tutor or be a teaching assistant in college, it helped me affirm that this is what I want to do. 

Yes, many have. 

I used to get sick a lot more, so maybe. 

No, I am terrrible at learning names. 

I used to, but I don’t anymore. 

No, I have some input.