Scholarships for Aspiring Conservative Teachers

I remember when I was as a small child my family would have many social gatherings with family or friends. Invariably someone would come up and mention my "cuteness" and ask, "What are you going to be when you grow up?"
Well, it started out being a cowboy or some super hero. Later it was a fireman or policeman. As I grew older my relationship with God grew closer and I decided I must live my life by serving His purpose .
As I started college, the question changed slightly - "What will you major in?" - I honestly could not answer that question because my college did not offer "God" as a major. By then I had my heart set on becoming a preacher as my father before me. So I decided to study and prepare for that life while in school.
However, I was not prepared for what I encountered from liberal professors who we are supposed to respect, people who have ultimate power over our grades. My professors included a self-styled "gender-queer anarchist radical" who declared males were "subhuman vermin" and masculinity "an archaic custom that held womyn to endless slavery." God is a "myth invented by power hungry rapist males" according to her. Another professor, an ex-hippie who spends half his class bragging about his feats as a war protestor during the Vietnam War, failed students who supported America's War on Terror in their research papers. In most classes at my college, "Republican" and "Christian" are two words students must never utter unless it is in a negative light.
I began to see that the devil can come in many forms, sometimes in the form of an authority figure, sometimes within the form of peer pressure, sometimes even as a little voice in your head, "You'll never make it." "You can't possibly convince everybody." "Very few have ever successfully turned so many misguided people to God." But this is just the devil trying to turn you away.
It was in my junior year in college that I finally to realize what God's purpose for me is. Preach and teach, not where there are the most devoted Christians, but in an area where the devil holds the most sway, where massive numbers of impressionable young people are being taught to turn away from God and country. God has inspired me to become a teacher myself, and teach the same kids who are being indoctrinated by the other so-called "teachers"Le
Currently, I am a grad student at the same college, and Free to Learn's donors have generously supplied me with a scholarship that enables me to support myself financially while I carry out God's will. I am lucky enough to be a teaching assistant to about 40 undergrad students. The message I always give my students is, with God you are capable of doing anything your heart desires. God has made you smart enough, good-looking enough, strong enough, and worthy of reaching the stars. The human spirit is unbreakable with faith. Remember the saying, "If you can conceive it, and your heart can believe it, God will help you achieve it."
There are no "overnight" successes, but with perseverance, and if we keep up the good fight, it will come. So, be true to your dream, and don't let anyone steal it from you -- especially yourself.
Matthew J. Thomas - $10,000 scholarship recipient and conservative American teacher

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If we are to restore American values in America, it is vitally important that we get patriotic Americans into the teaching force. For this reason, our organization offers $10,000 scholarships to aspiring conservative teachers in order to support their efforts. So far we have given out over $150,000 in scholarships and plan to give many more.

If you are currently a college student, or have been accepted into a college and will attend in the near future, you are eligible to apply for our scholarship. Currently, we only offer $10,000 scholarships, although in the future as our organization grows, we plan to offer a wider variety of scholarships.

Please keep in mind that we receive hundreds of applications per week yet we are limited by our funds, and as such, only a small portion of applicants actually receive a scholarship. Currently, we are able to give about 1 scholarship per month. We have faith that as we continue to grow, we will be able to increase the number of scholarships we can give out. If you applied earlier and were not chosen as a recipient, please try applying again as many times as you want. A big donation may come suddenly and you might finally be chosen!

To apply:

1. You must be currently enrolled in a university or have recently been accepted into a university.

2. You must be an American citizen.

3. You plan to become a teacher, professor, or work in another aspect of education.

4. Write an essay on one of the three subjects below. As a guideline, the essay should be about 500-1000 words in length, although we pay more attention to the content than the length.

a. Discuss why you want to become a teacher. You can write about what inspires you to teach, what values you hope to instill as a teacher, what makes a good teacher, or any other appropriate way of answering this question.

b. Discuss how someone in your life taught you an important lesson or value. This person may be anyone who has been involved with your life - school teacher, parent, friend, etc...

c. Tell us about how you feel about the United States and what makes our country the best place on earth.

5. Make sure you give us a way to contact you. A phone number, address, or email address should suffice.

6. You can send us the application via email or regular mail, either way is fine.

Email us at: scholarships@freetolearn.info

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