Mikayla Harrison

Who I am:

Background:

I was born and raised in Virginia Beach and went to public school growing up. I am currently 23 years old and my pronouns are she/her. I am the youngest to 3 girls in my family and the first one to attend college. I am a very quiet person but once I get to know someone its hard to get me to stop talking.

Education:

I am currently a junior at ODU getting my bachelors in Elementary Education. I transferred here in 2020 after completing my first two years at TCC.

Influences:

I would say my teachers have influenced me to become a teacher. I have wanted to be a teacher since I was in elementary school because those teachers taught me so much of what has made me into what I am today and who I plan to become as an adult.

What i know:

I know that school can be a scary and stressful place for some children and teachers can really make school a better place depending on how they teach and invest their time in helping these students.

I know that all students learn at different paces and it is important to know which students need more instruction and practice. for me, I needed that extra practice and time to really understand and retain everything that was being taught and it really helped me in my early education.

What i have to learn:

I have to learn to manage my time better since I will have set deadlines for turning in assignments.

I have to learn to have more patients since I will be working with young children who are not aways going to understand something after seeing it once.

I have to learn to ask for help if and when I need it because I will not always have an answer to a question that I am asked by a student.

The teacher i will become:

I will be a teacher who gets to know my students and make sure that I leave a positive impact on their school careers.

I will be a teacher who challenges students to do their best and help them succeed.

I will be a teacher who is someone these children can go to if they are having trouble with anything whether it be school related or not.

I will be a teacher that these students will look up to and remember when they get older.