My grandmother has always told me that if I did not teach young children that I would miss my calling in life.  I can remember teaching my sister when I was little, and I feel that a part of me has always had the desire to teach.  I always knew that I wanted to do something in education, but I was unsure of what it was that I wanted to do.  I finally realized that I had a passion for young children, and a deep desire to help them to grow as learners and as individuals.  I have learned that all children are in need of compassion, love, and motivation in order to reach their maximum potential.  I fully believe that every student is capable of being extremely successful in life as long as they are confident in who they are and have high expectations.  I hope to motivate my students by challenging them to become more than they think they are.  I believe that teaching children is the most crucial job that anyone could ever have, and I am proud to be going into such a rewarding field.
     As an educator I hope to instill an image of self worth and self-confidence into each child by encouraging them to develop into distinct individuals with morals and integrity.  I also hope to encourage every student to understand the importance of respecting others and themselves.  I want to create a hunger for knowledge, and teach morals and values by demonstrating them in my everyday life.  I believe that I must promote the idea of self-discipline in and out of the classroom.  I hope to teach students the importance of striving to reach their maximum potential, and encourage them to never stop dreaming and reaching for their goals.  I also strongly believe that an educator should depict to each student the importance of loving and caring for others by treating them with unconditional love.  I want to engage my students in many interactive and interesting topics of discussion, and have a challenging and fun environment in which they can grow as individuals and learners.
     I view teaching as an opportunity to broaden the knowledge that students have.  I plan to have a learning environment in which everyone in my classroom is a teacher and a learner.  I want to be a student in my classroom and learn from all of my children.  I want them to become teachers by learning things and teaching them to their classmates and to me.  I believe that if my students will search for and gain knowledge independently, then they will have a solid understanding of the information.  I will teach with "hands on" activities that involve creativity and higher thinking skills.  I want everything in my classroom to encourage, motivate, and challenge every child who walks into my classroom.  I have a goal to be the best teacher to every student every day that I teach, and that somehow in some way, I might make a difference in at least one child's life.