2017 Excellent Teaching, Inspired Learning - Teach.Rural Scholarship (Job Reference Number: 00004GHG)1. Please provide a detailed statement (approximately 1/4 to 1/2 A4 page) describing your motivation for pursuing a teaching career in a NSW public school. Many factors inspired me in this career choice. Watching my teachers, past and present, inspired me to become a teacher. I have a genuine interest in lifelong learning and as such have a desire to not only instill knowledge and values ​​in others but also encourage them to share my passion for learning. Social justice and my leadership roles at school, as well as my extra-curricular involvement with the Cowra Youth Council, have highlighted my ability to work with and for the benefit of young people. Essentially, I know that my abilities and aspirations will make me a good teacher. My motivation also comes from watching my parents, my mother and father are employed as primary and secondary school teachers respectively in public schools. Also on my mother's side, her parents both worked in secondary education. Although I only realized the exact power of their influence recently, I have come to see that it is probably their enthusiasm and love for their work, their constant desire to learn and make a difference in the world thanks to the education that influenced me. in choosing my career path. Their roles also made me realize the importance of teachers and the power they have to help those in need and change lives. As for science, I have always had a passion for it, always interested in finding solutions to problems. Whether it’s STEM related, people related, or anything else. You pose a problem for me, most of the time I try to write in the middle of a paper... and I would not be ready to work with and move towards the common goals of national education. I believe that the challenges of this profession give it character and that the benefits far outweigh any difficulties that might be encountered. I would be honored to have the chance to complete my tertiary education through the Teach NSW Rural Scholarship, as I believe. that I would be exposed to a positive environment, in which I would enjoy coming to learn. I believe your scholarship has much to offer me, but I also believe I have the potential to offer just as much to the public school education system if given the opportunity. I know that my aspirations, abilities and confidence will make me a successful candidate. member of the NSW public teaching community. For these reasons, I would like you to consider my application to teach rural scholarship in 2016.