Why Teach? - Alex Martinez

Alex Martinez January 25, 2023      Since school takes apart in almost everyone's life across the United States it is important to ask the question as to what is the purpose of school and more specifically what is the purpose for public schools? In my opinion the purpose for public schools has a couple of answers such as improving our future generation, socialization and interaction among students, opportunities, and future skills. What I mean by this is, to improve the future generation I believe that school provides for students to grow and learn how to be a functioning member of society. Socialization and interaction are also a huge part of how school is important because as humans we are social creature and in school, we learn how to make friends, communicate and cooperate with others, as well as it provides health benefits because if students were to be isolated, depression becomes more apparent as well as the immune system will not be as strong if immunities are not being bui

January 20, 2023      Hello, my name is Alex Martinez, this is currently my first year at Texas State University where I am an elementary education major. I realized that I wanted to become an educator around my junior year in high school, and ever since then I knew that I wanted to have an impact on students' lives. Both my parents are educators in the high school setting, they actually teach at the high school where I went. So really my parents are by best motivators for why I would like to become a teacher. My dad currently teaches health and is a head tennis coach and my mom is a college and career readiness advisor. Getting to see them do what I want to do in the future has really helped me understand that teaching is the right path for me and that a student's life can change for the better with the right influences in their life.      Firstly, in my career I hope to become a 4th or 5th grade math teacher while also hoping to achieve my master's degree. I eventually wo