I try to act asif my students are always watching me. They need to see there is an alternate way of behavior asopposed to what they see in the popular culture. I also believe that each student should feel safein school. The students need to understand that no one is going to do anything to deny them of theirright to an education. It is my goal to have each student reach their potential. I want to show them they can achieve morethan they believe they can. To accomplish this, I believe in the teacher being more of a guide thana reciter of facts. I attempt to assist students to discover concepts on their own. Students aregoing to remember more when they do something than when they hear something. Students should beactive participants in their education. Learning should not be a spectator sport. I chose education as my career path because I hope to be able to make a small difference in achilds life. Time and time again I have seen children being educated poorly and/or not havingappropriate role models in their life. I feel that an educator must not only be able to convey tothe student the classroom material, but also be a counselor, coach, and mentor. Failing to fulfillthese roles gives a child the chance to slip through the educational system without having theopportunity to influence them to some degree.

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