"I'm a college student majoring in architecture. Architecture is a great major because it combines all the things I enjoy most -- designing, problem solving and help creating a better environment for others. I will be starting my third year in the fall.

While I love architecture, I also love educating children. I've been working with children from as young as age three to as old as age 15 for about three or four years. I first began working in a daycare with young children for about a year or so. During this time, I was able to learn a lot from the children actually. I learned a lot on their development behaviors and patterns which helped me perfect ways to approach different children. After, I began volunteering in a preschool where I was a teacher's assistant to help aid students in their day-to-day activities. What was most rewarding about this job was the fact that in the beginning children were extremely dependent but as time progressed, they became confident and independent. After this, I began tutoring elementary and middle school students. One of the challenges with this was having to tutor so many different ages but I found it was helpful to divide them into similar age groups. Again, one of the most rewarding things with this was watching their confidence grow and them develop a love for learning just like I did when I was their age. One of my greatest passions is teaching and educating children to help make a difference in their lives. It is the most rewarding thing to find that you instilled a love of learning in a student's life." less...