Brief Biography of
Katie Strupp
Latest Revision November 26, 2012
Who I am:
12 E in Lawther Hall has become my
home for another year here at UNI. Hi, I
am Katie Strupp, a senior here at UNI.
My major is Elementary Education with a minor in Special Education. I wanted to become a Special Education
teacher because in high school, a girl attached herself to me and the more time
I spent with her at school, the more I felt inspired to teach students like
her. One thing that really stuck out to
me when I spent time with her was how she lit up when she was receiving that
one-on-one time. Many students need this
but do not receive it. This is what I
want to bring to teaching. I enjoy
baking-I make a blue ribbon winning sugar cookie-sewing, reading and would love
to go horseback riding every day if time allowed.
Growing up on a farm taught me a lot
of things. Cows are afraid of turtles,
turkeys can outrun little dogs, and momma cows are as mean as bears if you get
near their calves. The most important
thing that I learned though, was how to put others’ needs before my own. If I was given the responsibility of a bottle
calf, it had to be fed before I was to feed myself. Instead of throwing the saddle and blanket in
the shed before racing in to watch TV, it had to be properly put back as well
as the horses. My younger brother is
still learning some of these lessons. My
dad taught me how to care for our animals, and my mom taught me how to
cook. My grandmother encouraged my love
for sewing and creating beautiful useful quilts. I continue to enjoy our time quilting
together.
Sometime in my journey through life,
I hope to be teaching somewhere in a smaller school setting. My future family portrait includes my
gorgeous future husband along with however many beautiful children we are
happily blessed with, and myself. Our
portrait will hopefully hang in the family room of our home in our desired town
where we will be actively involved with the school, church and community. I would like to be not only involved in my
own classroom, but my children’s classrooms as well.
Why I am
going to be a teacher:
My favorite part is when you see the
light bulb come on and a student just gets it.
That moment when they can say with confidence, “Hey, I understand what
you’ve been teaching me.” That’s why I
want to become a teacher. When students
come in all excited to tell you they checked out a book you suggested and they
love it, that’s why I want to become a teacher.
When students help other students with plenty of grace and tact, that’s
why I want to become a teacher. When
students come back years down the road, talk to you like an old friend and tell
you about their journey through life, that’s why I want to become a
teacher. Even if only one student comes
back to me and tells me that I am the reason they became a teacher, that’s why
I want to become a teacher.
What I hope
to achieve through teaching:
Achievement, that’s kind of a funny
word. Achievement goes with recognition
and awards and newspaper clippings. No,
that’s for someone else, not for me. I
want the other side of achievement. I
want the side of achievement that goes deeper than the recognition, awards and
newspaper clippings. I want the kind of
achievement that only I notice, not everybody else. I want my students to high-five each other
because they received a good grade on a paper.
I want a simple, “Thank you,” at the end of the day. I want my students to achieve by becoming
more knowledgeable citizens and respectable, responsible human beings. I want my students to achieve through the
little things, but make them out to be a big deal. I want the achievement that does not need
dusting because it has been sitting on a shelf; I want the achievement that can
be seen in action, not just in my classroom, but in former students as
well. That’s what I hope to achieve
through teaching.
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