PolanisComp1Interview

I interviewed an economics teacher I had in 11th grade and I also had her for Introduction to Entrepreneurship. She is now an administrator for my old high-school, but she also taught secondary ed social studies. I am majoring in Secondary Education History so I thought that she would be an appropriate teacher to interview.
 * What kind of writing do you do in your field/job?
 * When she was a teacher, she commonly wrote out her lesson plans. This was a common form of writing. Now because she is an administrator, she more commonly is writing out e-mails to students and to their homes. She would also use power point to present her material so that is also another type of writing she would use. Also, she writes up her tests and essay prompts that were needed for the course.
 * What kind of writing do you use on an average day?
 * On an average day, she uses an e-mail form of writing. This is how she communicates with other people she doesn't see as much. She uses e-mail for her job on a daily basis and she also uses e-mail to keep in touch with former students such as myself.
 * For what purpose do you write?
 * She was never fond of writing for the "heck of it". She usually writes for a purpose such as work or keep in touch with people. She of course uses text messages to keep in touch with her family throughout the day.
 * For what audience do you write?
 * Now, because she doesn't educate students in a classroom anymore she doesn't have a specific audience. But, in her days of educating, she wrote for her students. She constructed her power points for the purpose of educating her students about the topic they were learning about. And her lesson plan was also constructed with the students as the audience because the students would be learning that material listed on the lesson plan. She also would have to write plans for substitutes here and there because she was not always able to be in class.
 * What do you get out of the writing you do?
 * She replied " When I write, I know I'm doing it for a specific reason and that's to help my students. All of my writing throughout my time as an educator was to help students better understand a topic or learn something brand new".

My reaction to this interview is pretty much the reason why I want to become a teacher. I have always been interested in explaining to other people how to figure out problems and I have always wanted to educate people further on a topic that interests me. When I was talking to my former teacher, I was a little bit shocked to learn that she was never a fan of English so she doesn't write for enjoyment. I love writing and know that when I have to make up assignments for my students that it will be enjoyable. She was a really big influence on why I want to be a history teacher. She has always been there for me whether it was for school work or for personal reasons. I would love to be that person to someone one day and hope that my educating skills will encourage a student one day in the future.