Humans of SLA@Beeber: Ms. Sinea
“Ms. Sinea, what’s the proudest moment of your life?” “The proudest moment of my life . . . Uhm, does it have to be something that has already happened or can it be something that’s coming up?”
“Either. Whatever one you prefer.”
“Okay, so, it hasn't happened yet, but I will graduate in about . . . five weeks now. Graduating from Ursinus College with a bachelor's of arts in English and an English language arts teaching certification.”
“Awesome!”
“I think, when I across that stage and they say my name and hand me my diploma, that will be the proudest moment of my life . . . so far.”
“About the teaching degree, why do you teach?”
“Uhm, so, when I was in high school, I had a really great English teacher. As you know, I went to SLA center city and he really inspired me to do something in my life where I can affect other people. And I think that, with teaching, each year you’re responsible, you know, for a hundred or so students and you have a hundred or so minds to mold into whatever you want to mold them into or what you want to make them. And I think teachers that have an immense influence on the students they serve. Like, whether or not you think of it, students look up to teachers in some way. . . And as an English teacher, the things that you teach--- the prompts you give, the books that you teach-- that can affect a student for the rest of their life. I say that, because it’s happened to me with different books that I’ve read or different assignments that I’ve had. It’s really affected me in the long run. And I think that I wanted to do a job where I could wake up every morning and not be dreading going to work- where I could have weekends off and still enjoy my job. I think if you have to come to work for years, you might as well enjoy it. So far, I’m enjoying it and I think I chose the right job for me.”
“Is there anything you wish you would have done earlier? Or maybe [have done] at all?”
“I wish that. . . . There’s this quote that says, ‘our deepest fear isn’t that we’re inadequate; it’s that we’re powerful beyond measure.’ I wish I would have learned that earlier on. In my younger years, I was shy and afraid to step out there and really show who I was. It hindered me a bit. I think I could have stepped out and made a debut a little earlier in life, because I know I was capable, but I let other people’s perception of me-- and being afraid of people’s perception of me-- prevent me from being great. I could have been great earlier on instead of waiting until I was comfortable.”
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