User:Pthor007

I am Pauline Thorson, a wife and mother and now get to have the title student as well. I am returning to school after taking time off from school. During my break I got married to my husband Paul and traveled through the Military to Guam. Before leaving for Guam in 2000, I had my first kid, Paul Jr., now 8 and in third grade. Then, Timothy, who was born in Guam, is now 6 and excited about being a first grader. I finally returned to school when I was able to get both kids in school. This past year I have been quite busy. I have obtained my Associates Degree from Tidewater Community College. My husband missed the graduation because he was doing his part with the Navy and was out to sea for about the first 6 months of the year. We also have two dogs and if nothing else is keeping me busy then they want something.

Not sure if this is my philosophy but here is how and why I wish to become a High School Biology Teacher.

When I was in High school I remember that, for some reason that was the years that science started to make sense to me. I then went on to College, first attempt wasn't pretty as I was young and naive, where I often heard that I was good and even great about breaking down things so they were easy to understand for fellow classmates. So about the time my kids were starting to go to school I thought about what I really wanted to do and after putting the previous thoughts together I made the decision to become a Biology teacher.

To me a good teacher is someone who can keep the material interesting and tries to make sure everyone in the class is grasping the concepts taught. I also believe that a bad teacher is someone who just runs through the material and either does not care how you do or gives the impression of this. The first teacher is usually approachable on any subject and the other would not be. I have had both kinds of teachers and think that my science teachers in high school were the caring type who made sure everyone grasped the subject. I only wonder what would of happen if my English teacher was that way, being I am not the enthusiastic writer. I just try to get my thoughts out as best as I can and try not to make too many mistakes along the way. And, in the future I hope to inspire at least one young person to become interested in the sciences and not to just go through life not knowing how things live, grow and thrive. If they do not like the idea of studying living things then maybe I could point them in the direction of the many other areas of science.