User:Ahine012

My name is Abigail Hines and I live in Virginia Beach Virginia where I was also born and raised. I am currently finishing my undergraduate degree in Political Science and History and starting my first gradaute degree in Education. I hope to further my education with a masters in History and a doctorate in History in the near future. I plan on teaching for some period of time however I would either like to teach at a private school or even homeschool not only my children but other's as well. My interests cover many different fields including politics, history, education, world politics and global affairs, world travel, and the Bible. I go to school full time and workd full time so there is not that much time to have too many hobbies but if I feel like doing something fun I wil sew, crochet, or read. Reading is such an important part of learning which does not ever have to stop in life. I try to read books, educational material, and daily or current publications on a daily basis to help keep up tod ate on events and keep my brain active.

Undoubtedly, education is one of the most important parts of an individual's life. Not only where and how a person starts in life and what elementary school is like but also the rest of their academic career in to college and graduate work. The learning process does not stop when gradauation day is over. In fact another entirely new process starts, another education of sorts begins in the real world. I believe that learnig and education is not just an early life process but continues through life. Reading is a crucial part of the education process. Teaching children how to read and helping them develop a love for books helps them through the rest of their lives and in their academic career.

On the topic of teacher training and properly preparing graduates to become teachers I think that students need tobe trained for the real world. From personal experience I feel that administrators and directors can tell you and "train" all they want but until the person actually gets into a classroom the real training will not take place. I have experienced substitute training which did not truly prepare me for unruly classrooms. It made me feel good about substituting but it did not prepare me in how to handle children to a full extent. The better we train our teachers and inform them of how the classroom will be the more likely we will get individuals who will stay in the profession longer.