As you may already know, my name is Marcus Porche and I'm an English/Language Arts Education Major at UCF. I'm currently in my Internship I and am also working a part time job. I like to read, play video games, Magic : the Gathering, write short stories, and play bass guitar.
In regards to education, I am most interested in the practical methods of teaching. I find myself most comfortable in the thick of things, doing the active part of teaching. While I do still have an interest in the theoretical and research-based part of education, they are not my main concern right now. Maybe someday, when I'm a little more comfortable with the basics, I'll delve into these fields of study.
My main inspiration for teaching comes from the fact that I love to help people solve problems they may have. This doesn't mean me telling them what to do, but rather giving them advice on how they may better approach the situation. So far, I have had positive results in my internship classes helping those students who may be a little confused over what it is that they are doing. Whenever I'm able to help a student through their work and see them arrive at their own answer, I'd be lying if I said that I didn't get extremely proud and happy, for me and them.