My name is David Huang. Let's start from the beginning. I am an American-born Chinese. I was born in San Francisco, California but my hometown is Portland, Oregon as I moved there when I was 3 years old and lived there through high school. I went to David Douglas High School in Southeast Portland and graduated with a focus in Education and Human Development. I then moved to good ol' Eugene, Oregon for my undergraduate and graduate years of school. I got my degree in math with a focus in secondary teaching along with minors in business administration, economics, and music as an undergraduate at the University of Oregon. Immediately after my undergraduate graduation, I became a member of the graduate level teaching program at the U of O, the UOTeach program. I hope to be a math teacher someday, but for now, I'm just living life one day at a time.The reason why I want to be a teacher can be deeply elaborated, but I can also give you a story from one of my experiences as a student teacher.
Student: Mr. Huang, I hear a lot of teachers are losing their jobs. Why do you want to be a teacher?
Me: Well, it's mainly because I enjoy helping people like you.
Student: Are you going to be teaching here next year?
Me: Unfortunately, I am not.
Student: Why are so many teachers losing their jobs?
Me: Well, it's complicated. But one major reason is because there isn't enough money from the district to go around.
Student: Why would you want a job teaching if there's not enough money for teachers?
Me: Because it's not about the money.
Teaching for me is about the students. I have always enjoyed helping people and especially students with academics. What I want to do is make a difference with the students and create an impact in their education and their perspective towards school, math, and teachers. I want to inspire students to enjoy math and to do that, I need to strive to become the teaching.
The biggest assumption towards math teachers and math graduates is: "one must be good at math". However, I will have to object and say that the reason I want to be a math teacher and the reason I got a degree in math is because I genuinely enjoy the topic and am interested in math. I am not a math genius and was not a perfect math student. Why do I want to be a teacher then? A teacher made me feel worthwhile in school. This teacher and many others told me that I mattered in their classroom full of 30 other students. I want to create the same connections with my students and create meaningful connections between students with teachers and school.Now for some goodies about my personal life:
