Why I Do What I Do

Greetings! For starters, my name is Brittany Rimmer, and I am originally from Martinsburg, WV. I currently live in Fairmont, WV while I attend Fairmont State University majoring in Secondary English Education. I want to teach English in Africa because I visited Africa when I was 16 years old and I fell in love with the people and the countries. I want to give them hope by giving them an education so that they can get jobs and support their families. In Africa, children will not be able to learn unless their basic needs are met first. The hierarchy of needs is essential in this environment because until their basic needs are met, children will not successfully learn, so I would first want to do my best to meet their basic needs by providing whatever food the school system has to offer along with a safe environment. I want to teach my students by doing hands-on activities and teaching them how they learn. I want learning to be fun for my students, so I will try to incorporate games as much as possible. 


Freedom Writers is an extremely inspirational movie which depicts the type of love and perseverance that I seek to have for my students. 

This is the kind of teacher that I want to be. 

I have a heart for people, and I firmly believe that teaching is much more than a career, it's a calling.