Hillary Pilon's Bio

My name is Hillary Pilon, I am of European decent but I was born in Miami, Florida. I graduated from Doctors Charter School of Miami Shores and I am 18 years old. I love to play all types of sports, I love all types of animals, and I consider myself very good with technology. I first became interested in teaching when I realized how beneficial and outstanding teachers are. They mold and shape our minds with knowledge that we will carry on throughout our lives. I want to major in Art Education because I think a person's creative ability makes them who they are and I want to bring out that ability in the upcoming youth. Schools mainly focus on the basic classes such as English, Math, and Science but Art is where the student’s personality emerges and you get to see exactly what type of person they are. With art there is no right or wrong, no essays or equations to solve its simply just being yourself. To be able to make something with your own two hands gives oneself a sense of accomplishment and joy. You can create whatever it is you choose and it can never be considered wrong or unsightly. It also is a way to relieve stress; it gives you the chance to lose yourself in your artwork and escape reality. What they create is that of their own and something they can be proud of. Even if the student believes that he or she had no artistic ability at all I would help them to break down that barrier and find something that they are exceptional at whether it is photography, painting, sculpting, etc. Becoming a teacher would give me this phenomenal opportunity to reach out to the students and bring out their inner artist.