How I Became an Elementary School Teacher 🍎✏️ 

Hi Maya! It was so lovely to hear about your journey! As an aspiring teacher myself I love to hear about others experience and what lead them to choose this path! I loved what the 4th grade teachers reply was about her salary! It’s so true, everyone (for the most part) has had a teacher and in some way shape or form a teacher has influenced your life in some way! I know growing up that teachers played a big part in the reason I love to learn and why I value education so much and I hope to do that with my kiddos one day 😊 keep up the great work with your channel!! Love your positivity ♥️

"I wanted to be a teacher so I could write on the whiteboard" lol GIRL.SAME! 😂

I’m not sure if I want to be a teacher so here I am watching RU-vid videos about it haha. I’m in the stage of life where I have no idea what I want to do with my life😂😂😂I go from elementary teacher to social worker to police officer.

Yessss, I felt pressured to be somewhere in the health care field so I changed my major to dental hygiene but I’ve finally made a decision to switch it back to early childhood education ❤️

I am glad that you chose to be a teacher. How many times have you heard people say that teaching is a noble profession? If this is true, then why aren't we paid like nobility? Enjoy your week, Maya, and continue to find the best in your students.

What made me subscribe to your channel is your Love for teaching and Christ! Thank you for sharing that openly and being proud of that.

I can totally relate to the part where you changed your major after your freshman year. I changed from health sciences to education too, and it has honestly been the best decision and smoothest transition in my life

ur videos are so aesthetically pleasing

For Nigerians, it's doctor, pharmacist, engineer, and nurse. I'm a social but now looking into becoming a teacher and just signed up to do the alternative teacher certificate program 😁😁

Just wanted to say this video definitely inspired me! I was a nursing student and was 1 year from graduating when suddenly I started not feeling motivated to go on which resulted in getting low scores on the class and eventually kicked out of the program :( Fortunately after taking a semester break and getting a hold of counselors I found out that all my classes I took for nursing actually counted for a major in nutrition concentrated in dietetics. I am currently a junior majoring in nutrition in my new university. I truly believe that if you love what you do you'll do well and of course with guidance from the Lord. You definitely got me excited to start my last semester of junior year. Bless you :)

I so needed this video!! I've been debating back and forth lately if I made the right choice on majoring in education or if I should've picked something different (ex: the medical field, what my parents probably would've prefer because lets be real $$$$) but when I watch your videos and other teacher-tubers I feel so happy and excited for my future classroom and students! Yet I'm surrounded by people that make me second guess myself whether that's because they don't believe I can do it or if they're just going by what everyone else thinks of when you say you want to be a teacher - "you won't make a lot of money doing that" ... needless to say, your story just reminded me of my own and made me realize that I am making the right decision.

I'm only in high school and recently I thought I wanted to be in Healthcare because it took less college and debt to be an EMT than a teacher, but truthfully, I want to be a teacher, but I'm scared of the education I'll have to go through and I'm scared of not being a good teacher.

I love your personality. I remember when I was in 1st grade a teacher I had called Ms.Kelly and she was the most sweetest genuinely loving caring happiest and most prettiest teacher ever. I’m a junior in high school and looking back at it I have never met any other teacher who made me feel what she did in the sense that she made me love going to school and learning. Looking at you it reminds me a lot of her and I think that’s really important to have because it really does make a impact on kids life’s. I remember I had some really mean elementary teachers but she would always make me feel better ❤️

I just found your channel on my home page, and my first video from you is “waking up at 5am”! You got this and I believe in you ❤️

I would like to say thank you for making this video because something you said resonated with me I recently didn’t pass my nursing entrance exam and questioned if that is what I should be doing but you’re right just because you don’t succeed the first time doesn’t mean you’re not meant to be that I just need to keep pushing forward and try harder until I get in. Nothing worth having ever comes easy thank you

I am currently debating on if I want to become an elementary teacher or getting a degree in healthcare management. Seeing that it took you a while to figure out what you wanted to do makes me feel like I don’t have to rush to figure out my future. Thanks MAYA ❤️

I’m graduating with a non education bachelors degree this may. And then I’m starting my education degree in the fall! Im so excited !!! Your videos are so reassuring and encouraging. Thank you for being you 🌻

I had to place my education on hold when I was pregnant, was an early education major, and I debated to go back and finish. I would and still help some of my friends, nieces nephews with their homework because it gives me great vibes when I do. Anyway on a trip to the library last week there was these kids clearly struggling with their homework. I asked if they needed help and they said yes. Helped them with their spelling homework and a book report and the feeling I got was so positive and indescribable! I actually found your channel that same week and it freaked me out a little lol asked myself if it was a sign 😁 I am already making plans to go back to school this fall to finish what I started!

Watching it in 2022. Accidentally I became a teacher and now I fell in love with my job and don't want to quit it. Thanks for sharing your journey❤

I never knew I wanted to teach as a kid. My sister and I played school with our stuffed animals, but I never knew what I’d do. I was 17 when I made the choice to major in elementary education because I thought I was good with my cousins. I relate to not being a natural born teacher. I got my degree in 2012 and worked in schools since, but didn’t get my own classroom until 2015-2016 teaching 2nd. I’m now in year 6 and teach 3rd. It’s nice to now have tenure, have my Masters, and be vested into my pension. My state has a good one! I’m still nervous for next year because I have a student teacher. He will only be my second one I’ve ever had.

I just changed my nursing major to education! It’s where my heart is.

I always love talking with other teachers about how they found their path towards teaching because there is always an interesting story behind it. It feels like such a deliberate choice and decision with an inspiration behind it.

I was a Business major in college with no aspirations to teach. After I had my second child, I saw an ad in the paper for after school teachers. I enjoyed working with children so much that I pursued certification. Teaching has changed over the years. It is much more demanding of your free time and the expectations that all students succeed is placed on the teacher. But there is life after so follow your dreams.

I’m pursuing elementary education because God told me it’s where I belong, just like I belong in church serving him. It sounds crazy but I wanted to pursue child psychology! It was hard explaining that in my personal statement…but then I noticed some Christian themes in the assistant dean’s intro, which surprised me. I also realized that I too liked mentoring children and being part of their developmental experience, it was awesome.

I just graduated high school and realized I wanted to be a teacher my senior year through a Teachers for Tomorrow course! I am so excited to start my journey 😊

Omg!! It’s so funny to hear that we had similar interests growing up. 😂 In third grade, I told my teacher that I wanted to be like her so that I could keep a colorful classroom like she had. Then in high school, I ended up leaning towards nutrition (and even took all the classes that the school provided 😳) I was learning about my own body after a lupus flare in middle school and wanted to help others do the same. Now in senior year, I took some time to reflect on things that make me, ME. A big part of that was the fact that I loved watching my sisters grow up (there’s 5 of us girls lol). Not to mention all of the love I was surrounded by in my time of need!!! I’m so gratitude have had the teachers I did, because without them, my life would have been a lot harder.

Hey Maya! Just wanna say thank you for your videos as they are helping me on my journey to becoming a teacher :) Last year I decided I wanted to change my career which was a pretty big step for me since I'm currently in the medical field. Going back to school has reminded me my love for education and learning! So motivated and excited to be a teacher, thank you for being an awesome inspo!

The most important in our life is doing what we love! Make sure you look an amazing teacher, really a great example for all of us. Keep doing your great job, girl!

Inspiring teacher indeed. I'm an educator in the future and your vlogs really help me a lot. Thank you Maya 💘

im gonna start classes in the spring so i can work at becoming a teacher, im really excited and i love this video

I can really relate with the first minute of your video , it stopped from going to college once graduated. I'm now 23 and going to college part time . I believe I want to become an elementary teacher.

Maya! BIOLA! It changed my life. I too majored in education. I used to make stops at the Rose Chapel; it's my favorite place in the world! Two decades have passed since I graduated but the memories are deeply rooted in me. My education and Bible professors and mentors shaped my philosophy of education. I'm eternally grateful for they have implemented a strong Christian worldview within me which I strive to weave into my teaching and relationships with teachers, parents, and of course my students who challenge me to be a better person every day. Thank you for sharing your story. I am currently teaching at a Christian School in Korea and watching your videos have been a HUGE encouragement. Keep strong. Keep up the faith!

Thank you for making this video! I’m a senior in high school and seriously debating if I want to become an elementary school teacher, still not sure yet though. This makes me feel better that my road to finding the perfect major for me won’t be completed smooth, I’m just kinda getting anxious for starting college and figuring out where exactly I’ll end up i guess.

Your journey is so similar to mine, I’m taking it as a sign that I should be a teacher as well! I always had being a teacher in the back of my mind, but the money aspect always made me cross it off my list. I then got really into nutrition & dietetics because I do like eating healthy and learning about what foods to eat and such. I made dietetics my major but was really lazy and taking it slow, because I wasn’t too motivated. But, then I realized it would be very medical-related. I also hate hospitals and I am very squeamish. Come to think of it, I love kids and working with them. I’m very organized, patient, and being around kids will bring me so much joy. I love every aspect of being a teacher, really. Well, I’ll have to see myself, I’m going to volunteer as an in-class assistant to a family friend who is a teacher (but I’m pretty sure). Luckily, I’m not far enough into it, all the classes I’ve taken are transferable. I’m not very materialistic and I don’t plan on getting married or having kids, so the money thing isn’t a concern for me at all. Simple life for me. Thank you so much! I now know my purpose in life!

I love these types of videos. Thank you for this.

just decided a few days ago to be an elementary school teacher. will definitely be coming back to your videos:)

So, so true. Teaching is the 4th job I've had in my life time. We need to parent our kids through the question of career much better than we do, generally. Where I live, you get paid more for a Masters in private school, but not in public schools. I would only get $3000/year more for a Masters, so I have no plans to pursue that pathway.

I wish u were my teacher!!!!

Thank you for sharing this moment in your life sister. Keep doing and keep safe

I am currently debating to become an elementary teacher. I love children and have envisioned myself as a teacher. My whole family pressures me into working somewhere in the medical field because of the money. I am interested in the medical field but I'm swaying towards becoming a teacher. What sucks though is when I tell people they're like "you won't make much money" :( I don't know what to do :( When I volunteered at my local elementary school my heart swelled and I felt so happy.

I’m going through the same thing that the UCs i applied and am getting accepted into don’t have an education major and I want to be a teacher so bad but also really want to go into UC so thanks for the advice of liberal arts major

yesss im studying to be a teacher and I love watching this

i am going into my senior year freaking out because i dont know what i want to do but i’ve always had a thought that i wanted to be a teacher. when i saw that you attended UC Riverside which is where i grew up in , it gave me hope because you took the same path I am trying to take. Thank you for this🥺❤️

I seriously could not have found your channel at a better time in my life. We are so similar!! I’m currently going to school to be a teacher and i’m so excited!

Hi Maya:) hearing your college experience reminds me so much of myself! i had started off in dietetics as well, then i realized i enjoyed nutrition more for myself. i switched my major to early childhood education (p-5) as well! it is so great to hear your story, quite inspiring ! glad you found what makes you happy🙂 wishing nothing but the best

Loving all these videos ❤️ I am a 3rd year college student pursuing elementary education 😊

I’ve always been fighting with wanting to pursue teaching. And I stumbled on your videos and gahhhh now I really wanna go for it!

I've just come across your channel and I've already watched so many videos! My journey to teaching is very similar to yours. I love your passion for what you do and your love for Christ! I'm in my final semester of student teaching now, and watching your videos makes me so excited to start this new journey. You've got a new subscriber, can't wait to watch more of your videos lol 😊

I feel like im about to live the same life as you😂 ive applied to university to study sociology but eventually i want to become a teacher hopefully it will work out! Im also a young christian too☺️

I am a dentist but been juggling with the idea of teaching for a few years. I finally decided to make the first step by improving my English in case I will teach it a 2nd language. Buut also I doubt if I will actually like my students,if I can manage their behaviour. I guess my biggest fear is “ will I be one of those teachers that struggles to manage his students?”. Because if so all is in vain... Still I do like children, I care about grammar, I care about education, I care about making the class interesting. Hmmm so many thoughts pass through my mind.

actually for me i'll be graduating next year to be a primary school French teacher, and i'm still doubting a little bit my way, because i didn't really wanted it when i choosed , but everyday i get convinced more and more, i discovered that i like kids ...i like the feeling when you help someone improves because i tried to tutor this year , a lot of things started to change in my way of thinking

Just found your channel! Its so good! Thanks for distinguishing between a dietitian and a nutritionist (I'm a 4th year dietetic student). Also, that is the cutest floof on the pillow in the background :)

Hi Maya, It is super nice that I accidentally watched this video on the first day of June. To be honest, my eyes glued to the screen throughout your video. I love your cute voice. I love the way how you say, sometimes it makes me laugh. You are just adorable. Your story is so interesting and inspiring. After watching some of your videos, I decided to be one of your big fans. May God bless you always!

YESSS I been waiting for this video !

I really love your videos, and I think you are such an inspirational person. And all your videos are very informational and I think you are just the best! 😁

You are what I was looking for! Thank you so much for sharing your experience

Thank you for making this video! Our stories are VERY similar and this really helped give the push I need to pursue a degree in education 🙂

SOME TEACHERS LIKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BETTER THAN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL SOME OF THEM LIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL BETTER THAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL AND SOME OF THEM LIKE HIGH SCHOOL BETTER THAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL AND IT'S TRUE BECAUSE EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT.

Watching you makes me want to be a teacher but by watching other things you make me search more and now I have better knowledge of what I want to be and thank you but I love your happiness and your connection with the lord😇 (I want to be a epidemiologist or dermatologist or lol a cardiologist so I am having open minded things lol....)

I’ve been really stuck on my career path. I want to be an ATC at LAX airport but that will take years and years of training. My second choice has always been a HighSchool or Elementary school teacher. Your insight gave me a great view!

I really want to be a elementary or middle school teacher. Ive wanting to since 2nd grade. I don’t know what to teach tho but I really love to be with kids and teach them new things.

Love your positive spirit and nature ! I am a teacher too 😁

Thank you so much for sharing your story! :)

Love your videos keep up the good work love the energy

Omgsh I can so relate to you, thanks for sharing!

New sub here! Love love LOVE your energy! Currently teaching students in China online. I have yet to step into a classroom, but maaaaan I’m so nervous about being a new teacher since I graduated in 2017. I’m so scared of losing that classroom feeling I had when I was a student teacher. I’ll be applying for a elementary classroom position this year in either ESL or Special Ed. Wish me luck! :D Hearing your experience has given me hope. - Ana

This is creepy and accurate. I changed my major a lot of times. I was also a chubby kid. It's like you are looking through my soul 🤗

I love your channel!!!!❣️ btw I also liked how my 3rd teacher wrote on the white board😹

When I was younger I wanted to be a teacher. When I got older I realized the salary isn't that great and that society looks down on teachers. I decided to look into other careers that are similar to teaching. I came across speech-language pathology and after reading how great of a career and the pay are (in CA) I decided to pursue it. I'm a transfer student and didn't start taking my major courses until my junior year and soon after I thought "yeaaahhh this isn't for me." I returned to square one and decided to pursue teaching because I felt it in my heart that I was meant to be a teacher. My mom even scolded me and told me she always knew teaching was for me because I would always play school with my siblings. After many failed attempts to change my major, wanting to be done with undergrad and feeling that I'm running out of time, I remain a SLP major. I'm 23 and a senior but I think I will need an extra semester to finish. (Nooooo!) Some days I feel like giving up (I commute 1 hr 30 min to school) but then I think about all the time and money I have invested, and that I'm close to the finish line and I convince myself to continue. I just hope I can finish my BA this year and start a teaching credential program next year. Your videos give me motivation and I hope that one day I can inspire others the way you do.

Thanks for sharing your story! 🙂 I just graduated in December with an elementary education major!

This is inspiring. I make hip-hop music for elementary kids.

Hello, I am thinking of going in to teaching and your videos are helping alot thank you so much for taking time to post! beest wishes to you! - a new sub

I really appreciated you sharing your journey to become an elementary teacher at a private school, especially since it is different than mine. I would like to share it with the teacher candidates who are taking a course with me this semester. it seems that at least a few people in the class are waffling about becoming a teacher. Maybe your personal account would be helpful to them. Thank you!

Love that you posted this video. I was a psychology major online and I couldn’t pass statistics online, so I was like in the same situation how can I graduate on time and not take stats? And they said you can change to liberal studies so I did! I still got to take psychology courses that I wanted but in the end I have a liberal studies undergrad. I didn’t take any education classes but in Texas teachers are in a serious need and you can certify to teach with any bachelors which is what I am looking into. Thanks for all your videos! They’re seriously so helpful. ❤️❤️

My teachers always say I would make a great teacher !!!it's my dream

Also before i thought the same as u I just knew programs medical doctors, politics, law, biomedicine, a variety of civil engineering. I found out there is an optometery profession in which has my interest in biology and rare people know about it and teacher is requested even in Sweden i put that in my mind.

I wish my teachers were As beautiful as you are.Best wishes.

1. Student need focused feedback early and often and they should be taught how to assess their own learning 2. The most effective assessment addresses problem directed questions that faculty ask themselves 3. Course assessment an intellectual challenge and therefore motivating for the faculty Guys help me to understand this huhu

Im about to enroll in early childhood ! Im so nervous ! New subbie

Really liked this thank you

ooh which falsies are you wearing?? they look really good.

Mostly everything that you shared about your journey relates to what I went through. I was changing majors because everytime I would take classes for them I wouldn’t end up liking it. I ended up majoring in communications because one it was versatile, and two it was my last resort as I didn’t know what i wanted to do. All I knew was that I wanted to graduate on time. I do regret not taking an extra year to figure out what I want to do. I’ve been looking for jobs within my major field and I haven’t been motivated at all. They don’t make me excited to apply and instead dread it. I’ve been looking into whether I should get a second bachelors on a different major and thinking about different careers that interest me. Teaching is one of them and I was wondering do I have to major in liberal studies or an education major in order to go in the right path of teaching?

Nice love it hearing about your journey

So today, I have a dilemma if I should shift my course to BEED( Elementary Education) because currently I am a 1st year College and I take BSED(Secondary Education) as my course. When I apply to the University that I'm studying right now I chose BEED as my first choice and BSED as my second choice but back then when the list of names of passers posted, My name is on the list of BSED so, I continued that as my course because I always think that when I work after I graduate I can apply as an Elementary teacher but as times goes by I'd realized that I am not happy in my course and I didn't see myself as a High School teacher and whenever I saw a pre-school or elementary teacher with their students, there's something in myself that makes me so happy and I always imagined myself being around with kids. Today, I can't decide if I will shift. Then I search for some tips and I saw this vid of yours and I'm inspired so I just want to thank you for sharing your experience. You became one of my favorite teachers even tho I'm not becoming one of your students hhshshshs please wish me luck uwu *giggles* btw I'm from the Philippines:)

thanks girl

I’m so glad I found you I have wanted to be a teacher since 3rd grade I’m in 6th I’m always on google searching for colleges I’m always watching vids how to apply and everything I always loved tiny kids and I’m wanting to be pre-k-2nd grade I have still been searching for colleges so far i have been looking into Oswego university but I’m not really sure any colleges you recommend to be a teacher 👩‍🏫 my biggest dream is to be s teacher like if I don’t become a teacher I’ll freaking go marbles I fall into a depression nobody has ever gone into

Okay what classes would I need to take to get my bachelors degree as an elementary school teacher🤔dumb question maybe but I don’t know where to start lol

YES! I am a registered dietitian and aspiring high school teacher! Thank you for noting that there is a difference between a registered dietitian and nutritionist :D

We used to live in Riverside too! 🤗

just found your channel and umm I love you

Maya Please allow closed captioning on ur videos so I can follow the subtitles as well. Thanks

This story is so cool! Hey Maya, I'm kinda on the same track. At the moment I'm a sociology major as a second semester sophomore in college. But I don't want to be a sociologist I want to be either someone who works in an orphanage and interacts with the kids, or a Christian motivational speaker/pastor to teens or kids, or a elementary teacher but I'm not exactly sure which path I wanna do. And I don't want to like waste time, you know, taking more classes and staying longer in school or something. But I have a heart for children and helping people. Any advice??

Your videos popped up in my recommendation. I’m doing my training as a secondary science teacher in the UK and have received quite a lot negative feedback from the class teachers in my placement(teaching kids with very low cognitive load, and their grades are awful). Did my degree and research masters in chemistry and maybe that’s why I got the offer. Teaching is very difficult, lots of frustration and why don’t they understand it? I ran 2 revision session with the kids, even worked through the revision booklet before the test, most of them still left the questions unattempted...maybe I should reconsider my career......

Hi! Not sure if you will ever see this, but I really want to become an elementary teacher and was considering being a sociology major. Do you think that this would work out ok? Thank you so much.

Thank you! 🙂

very nice video :)

This is my life

I’ve always wondered how you got to where you are ❤️ there’s this starting RU-vid channel called: JustAFutureTeacher, and his channel is about him going through his teaching courses to become a teacher. I recommend it very much 😇🤔

What a interesting video! I want to be an ESL teacher but I am afraid about what my family and friends will say about it. Any advice?

They give home if you become a teacher