Bio and Statement of Purpose

It is I, Diana Lopez. I am a student in search of her true calling. And that calling is becoming a teacher. Or so I think. I am 24 years old going on 25 in October 29. As I study and work hard towards what I believe to be a promising future, I stop to think if that is really the case. I have been through two Education based courses, EDF 1005 – Introduction to Education, and EME 2040 – Introduction to Educational Technology. As I make my way deeper into the career of my choice, I can’t help but wonder if I am in the right field. Several of my peers, some from as early on as Elementary school have gone off to become teachers. I have met several teachers throughout my time working at a bookstore. Some always have encouraging words, some don’t, but all have something to say about the life of a teacher. I have taken all those words of wisdom into consideration and now question if this is indeed the path best suited for me. Certain teachers would love nothing more than to help an aspiring teacher, other teachers speak only negative things about the economy, program cut backs, and sometimes other teachers. When I finish with my degree will I have a school to call my own? With so many economic changes what is to be expected when I finally graduate? But I must not let these negativities be the thing that deters me from a career in education. Instead I must look at all the information and make a decision based on facts. But there is another key factor in the decision making process, and that is my heart. My heart plays a vital role in becoming an educator because I must feel that this is indeed my true calling. And no matter how the odds are stacked I must believe that I will become an educator. I must believe it, not just for myself, but for the sake of my future students. It is for them that I must decide whole-heartedly. Because our future deserves better than a half-assed decision. I’m sure I’m not supposed to curse like that, becoming an educator and all, but sometimes we must use unorthodox methods to achieve a certain meaning. And that word fit the bill just right. As I sit here writing this, my mind is made up, I choose to become an Art Educator. I choose this because a life without Art is like a life without History. How do we know where we are going, if we don’t know where we have been? Art is the visual depiction of our History. Without it, the story of who we are will be based on a mere tale waiting to be told.