Fowler explained vocation to be the idea of calling, to find the purpose of one’s life that matches the purpose of God’s will. It is finding purpose for one’s life that uses the individual’s best gifts that serves his/her truest values, and brings a sense of worth and worthiness. It is simple to say that we should all strive to live purposeful lives. However, how is this accomplished? As James Fowler asked, “How do we discern what our gifts are?” The root of vocation is Latin, to come. It means the work you are called for, by God. The problem is

to find that voice, to hear that voice, to distinguish it from that of ego and society. The challenge of vocation is to answer two simple questions: A) what do you want? And, B) what does society need and want? Where these two questions intersect is where you find vocation. A person cannot be living a purposeful life if either requirement is not fulfilled; your calling is both work that you enjoy and work that helps society. “The place God calls you to be is where your deep gladness and world’s deep hunger meet.”

One of the last things James Fowler said has direct ties to me and my future. He said teachers sponsor subject matter and development as human beings. A teacher's task is to imagine whom in God’s visions and hopes that child is meant to be. A teacher must discern this for every child in the classroom. This will become my responsibility, as I am studying to be a teacher. I find joy in working with children of all ages, whether it be in sports, the classroom, or at home with family. I know I possess attributes that make a good teacher: I am patient, I am understanding, I am enthusiastic about learning! I am currently in a program at SCU aimed for future teachers: The Eastside Future Teachers Program. The goal of the program is to support and educate students, specifically minority students, to become teachers so that they can go back into their communities (mostly urban settings) and really help the children from their similar backgrounds. Although I am Latina, I was not raised with other Latinos. My family lived in a suburban neighborhood and I attended schools that were predomina

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