One of my aspirations from this internship is to be able to learn and gain teaching experience. My career goal is to be an educator, specifically a high-school English teacher. Based on the work I have done in this internship for the past few weeks, I can see how many of the skills I am learning can translate over to my career. The internship I am in revolves heavily around studying, lesson planning and giving oral lectures/lessons. Now, since the group I am assigned to are teenagers between the ages of 13-17, I cannot simply just stand and talk since the attention spans are very limited. This experience has forced me to think outside the box and be able to think outside the box when it comes to ensuring that the students are actively engaged during the class. This has involved doing games, illustrations, icebreakers and presentations that must have a direct correlation to the subject matter at hand. This has forced me to tap into my “inner teen spirit” and think of ideas that the students would find engaging and entertaining. This experience has made me reflect on my time in high school and the teacher’s that I had who I can say truly impacted me. One of these teacher’s was my Algebra teacher Mr. Vogel. As a disclaimer, math has NEVER been my strong suit. For as far back as I can remember, I have never been good at it. However, Mr. Vogel was able to make this class very engaging. He would start every class with an icebreaker that would then lead into the lesson for the day. He was a very stern and strict teacher, however, he would always show that he truly cared for the students and that they are actually learning the subject matter. He has also been an inspiration for the way I try and teach my class and someone whose teaching style I aspire to imitate.