Jacie’s Blog

 What am i gaining from being here all day? Why do I need this class to pass? When will i ever use this formula in the future? These are all questions you might have asked yourself in the past when trying to figure out what is the purpose of public school. The website https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov defines the purpose of public schools as "The mission of the public education system of this state is to ensure that all Texas children have access to a quality education that enables them to achieve their potential and fully participate now and in the future in the social, economic, and educational opportunities of our state and nation".  To me and from my experience in a public school I would say the purpose of public schools is to ready students for the real world, teach them their basic life skills along with learning new concepts everyday and meeting new people. Public schools offer many different classes based on things you may need to know in the future for example finan...

  Why Teach?    Starting out i never knew what career path i wanted to take, there were so many options to choose from but none ever caught my eyes until the day my baby brother (Jaden) was born. With my mom trying to get back into work after having a new baby I watched him majority of the time while she was away. After watching Jaden over the course of years and watching him grow i got an interest in watching kids, so i started to babysit kids near me. As my interest kept growing i then started joining clubs and classes related to teaching for example, my school had a daycare where students were the teachers and we taught mostly threes, fours, and five year olds. I also joined a club called PALS were we went to nearby elementary/ middle schools and formed friendships with selected children. Soon after COVID happened and in the beginning i was happy because that meant no more school but then i started to realize how much i missed teaching and forming these student to teac...