Matt+Byerly

Matt Byerly

I went Carlynton Jr./Sr. High School for my whole high school career. I have always lived in Carnegie, which is about 20 minutes away from RMU. I played baseball, and I bowled for my school. Right now, I'm a sophomore at RMU, and I'm majoring in Applied Mathematics with a secondary education degree. On another note, I like watching and playing sports, like football, baseball, and bowling(if you consider that a sport). I help coach Carlynton's bowling team which is why I'm late sometimes to Practicum. I also like music, writing and drawing. I use to write about sports in high school for fun, but I stopped that. In my spare time, I like to write songs, cook and bake. I learning to play some instruments, but I'm in the beginning phases of that. That's about all you need to know about me.

Philosophy

“The secret to success is to start from scratch and keep on scratching,” Dennis Green once said. Dennis Green was a pro football coach, not a teacher, but his words can be transferred to many professions. A high school teacher will not be completely successful from the start, but they will have to stay with it and continually learn from their experiences. I inspire to become a high school mathematics teacher, so there will be a learning process that I will have to go through. There are thousands of teachers across the world and all of them are different in their own respectable way.

Everyone learns something new every day. It may be a little abstract, but it is true. Students go to school every day, and they deserve to learn. I want to teach them something new or interesting every class. Some people may think mathematics are not interesting or entertaining, but I will make whatever class I am teaching worth their while. My process of teaching may be unorthodox, but it will make students learn and they will have fun doing it. When I was in high school, I loved to have classes that were entertaining and made abstract concepts easier to learn. That is how I want to reach my students.

All students can learn. It may be vague, but some students need to be approached differently. All students are different and they need to be taught in different ways. The first step in teaching a class will be teaching everyone as a whole. After that, I will seek-out students who need additional services. Teachers and Students deserve to be on the same page. Education should enhance personal growth through problem solving. Schools deserve to have teachers that give their students an educational experience.

There are thousands of teachers across the world and all of them are different in their own respectable way. Some teachers may not notice the fact that students are the future. We, the teachers, need to affect a student’s life for the better. I had two influential teachers in my school days. They had fascinating teaching styles and I gained greatly from having them. They are great high school teachers, but I do not want to be them. I want to be myself and affect a student’s life. If students learn throughout the class and I affect their lives, I did my job.