I am inspired to personally reflect on how those goals were achieved. At the same time, I develop a new set of goals that will further motivate me to educate intelligent, moral, and responsible students, which in turn will help them become productive citizens in a democratic society. My existing goals are to consistently demonstrate my investment in teaching social studies, be confident of the material that I want my students to know, and be confident of my pedagogical capacities.

I am a recent graduate from Lake Forest College in International Relations and French, with a minor in Spanish. I began teaching in Paris in 2013 as an English-language assistant for children ages 3 through 11. In some classes I assisted the teacher and in others I independently designed and executed lesson plans. I also peer-tutored in French as a college student. I greatly value my experiences teaching others and I look forward to continuing this mutually educational opportunity with families ...More