I would definitely have to say to change the amount of support and encouragement that is shown to the students on a daily basis. Of course, in the younger grades they are more checked up on and watched but 4th, 5th and up as they reach independence teacher forget to ask and that's where the distance between school and the student grows. Showing the students, no matter how old or independent they are, that there are people there to support and who are rooting for them to succeed is so vital in their education. I am so grateful to have had the education I did, in which I had a lot of family problems growing up which caused me to sometimes to be able to focus in class, but by my teachers, counselors and even proctors. I was shown that I was cared about, and people were there for me. That is the one thing I would change in education to increase support for the students and recognize their individuality. In which what makes them, them! Having teachers get to know their students, what could they potentially be going through at home and what can the teacher do to help the student succeed. Which leads me to when I really first wanted to become a teacher. I would 100% say for certain, it was all because of my fifth-grade teacher. Not only did he find way to make learning fun and engaging, but showed he was there for his students. He was the first teacher that encouraged a family classroom, in which all the students in his class were a family and we would to bonding exercises and activities to make us closer together. Whether it was an obstacle course outside the classroom and we had to form teams to complete each course and work together or solve mysteries and utilize each person in our groups power and skill. The whole classroom ideology was based on cooperative learning and a positive classroom environment. Which is exactly how I want my future classroom to be like, where the students know that they are supported by their teacher as well as their peers. Where they know, they can talk to anyone and be heard and understood. I have been in a few classrooms for either my observation hours or helping out in the classroom and I can say with one hundred percent honesty, some classrooms do not have that environment established. Which breaks my heart, where the students are so dissociated from the lesson, they are off task, and the teacher is just zooming through the lesson and trying to get it over with. The school, especially the classroom is where students should be excited and engage in the lesson, conversating with the teacher and their peers and learning from each other. That is why I am pursuing a career in teaching, to hopefully re-establishing the meaning and saying learning is fun and exciting.

Helping students experience a sense of their own presence to me means helping them become aware of who they are, how they feel, and what makes them special. It means guiding them to see their own value and understand that they belong, that their voice matters, and that they can make a difference. With this my mission to accomplish this task is to help each child recognize their own unique gifts and embrace their confidence, because confidence makes them stronger. I will create a safe and loving classroom where every student feels accepted just as they are. I will celebrate their progress, no matter how small, and give them chances to express themselves in different ways—through art, stories, movement, and play. By listening, encouraging, and believing in them, I will help each student see that they are important, capable, and loved. Storytime: Once upon a time, in the city of Brightsville, there was a superhero teacher named Ms. Shine. She didn’t wear a cape or fly through the sky, but she had the most powerful superpower of all: she could see the hero in every child she interacted with. One day, Ms. Shine was called to Hero Academy, a special school for young heroes who hadn’t discovered their powers yet. She was introduced to her class which was full of amazing kids. Such as Zara who could hear people’s feelings but didn’t think that counted as a power, then Jaden who was super fast, but he got nervous and tripped during missions, then there was Lulu who could glow in the dark, but she was afraid to shine and last but not least Tommy, who didn’t speak much, had the biggest heart—but he thought he wasn’t important. Ms. Shine gathered them all together and said, “You don’t need to fly to be a hero or wear a cape. Real heroes know who they are and believe in their powers even if they’re still learning how to use them.” She gave each student a medal, shaped like a star. “This medal doesn’t light up until you believe in yourself,” she said. Each day, they trained not just with super-speed and flying practice, but with confidence challenges and missions. They shared kind words, helped each other, and told stories about what made them special. Zara learned that her feeling-hearing helped friends when they were sad. Jaden learned to pause, breathe, and run like the wind when he believed in himself. Lulu glowed so brightly one day during a dark tunnel mission, she lit the way for the whole team. And Tommy? He saved the day with a single smile and a brave thumb-up, because he cared more than anyone else. One by one, their medals began to light up with sparkles, hums, and little bursts of magic. They had discovered their superpowers and even better, they believed in them. From that day on, they called themselves The Little Heros League. And Ms. Shine? She kept her superhero suit a sparkly sweater and glittery shoes ready for the next team who needed her help.

I am planning on supporting early childhood development in becoming a elementary school teacher. I have always wanted to become a teacher since I was little, and ever since starting my bachelor's this just became more evident. To support the learning for students, to utilize their natural curiosity and derive their learning capabilities and to lastly encourage their confidence to succeed in their education. What made me decide on this field was definitely my educational past, I am so grateful to have had the education I did, in which I had a lot of family problems growing up which caused me to sometimes to be able to focus in class, but by my teachers, counselors and even proctors. I was shown that I was cared about, and people were there for me. So, I intend on doing the same thing. Showing the students, no matter how old or independent they are, that there are people there to support and who are rooting for them to succeed is so vital in their education. Support and encouragement that is shown to the students on a daily basis is absolutely vital to their education. Of course, in the younger grades they are more checked up on and watched but 4th, 5th and up as they reach independence teacher forget to ask and that's where the distance between school and the student grows. That is the one thing I would change in education to increase support for the students and recognize their individuality. In which what makes them, them! Having teachers get to know their students, what could they potentially be going through at home and what can the teacher do to help the student succeed. That is what derives me to become a teacher and encourages my education and learning every single day. The biggest impact that I have had that really secured my want to become a teacher was my fifth-grade teacher. Not only did he find way to make learning fun and engaging, but showed he was there for his students. He was the first teacher that encouraged a family classroom, in which all the students in his class were a family and we would to bonding exercises and activities to make us closer together. Whether it was an obstacle course outside the classroom and we had to form teams to complete each course and work together or solve mysteries and utilize each person in our groups power and skill. The whole classroom ideology was based on cooperative learning and a positive classroom environment. Which is exactly how I want my future classroom to be like, where the students know that they are supported by their teacher as well as their peers. Where they know, they can talk to anyone and be heard and understood.

I would 100% say for certain, it was my fifth-grade teacher. Not only did he find way to make learning fun and engaging, but showed he was there for his students. He was the first teacher that encouraged a family classroom, in which all the students in his class were a family and we would to bonding exercises and activities to make us closer together. Whether it was an obstacle course outside the classroom and we had to form teams to complete each course and work together or solve mysteries and utilize each person in our groups power and skill. The whole classroom ideology was based on cooperative learning and a positive classroom environment. Which is exactly how I want my future classroom to be like, where the students know that they are supported by their teacher as well as their peers. Where they know, they can talk to anyone and be heard and understood. This goes hand in hand with the ideas of listening, validating and encouraging should be the upmost priority when becoming a teacher in which all teachers should heard by. I plan to utilize these ideas every day in my future classroom in listening to my student and their emotions to make their learning experience the best it can be. I have implemented these ideas when completing my observation hours for specific courses, one example I have is a time I had a positive impact on a child's life was when I first started taking my education classes, one of which needed participation or observation hours in a Physical education classroom setting. As I went in that day to log in my hours, I was greeted by the P.E teacher on how that day was devote for the kids to run their timed mile. As soon as we picked up the class of students, which were 4th graders, majority were not happy to have to run a mile and all of them were curious as to why there was a strange girl following their P.E. teacher around. The teacher got the student settle in their normal warm-up area and then introduced me as a future teacher and how I was there to learning from him and just observe, the student were still very curious. I happened to start talking to a couple students who were not happy at all about running the mile. To which as asked them why, what made them feel this kind of way, they had replied along the lines of they can't run, they do not like running and they were not fast enough. I could really relate to how they were feeling at that time because when I was there age, I felt the same way, I felt like people would make fun of me because I am not the fastest runner or can't run. So, I reflect on how I used to feel and could sympathize with the students on how they were feeling and their emotions. So I tried to encourage them by saying, " I understand how you are feeling, but it's not about being the fastest runner in the class or running for the whole mile but trying the best you can". To which they replied, " Well it's not fair you guys don't have to run". Then I asked them if I agreed to run with them, they have to promise to at least try the best they can with 100% effort. I still will not forget the looks on their faces, all three of the girls went "really?", to which I asked the P.E. teacher if that was okay and he was more than happy to let me tag along with them. I told the girls that even though I am an adult I know I am not the fastest runner but I'm going to try my best in running with them. Their moods went from dreading the mile to excited. Though we were all huffing and puffing throughout the run afterwards they were telling me how much fun that was compared to what they are used to and how the teachers never run with them. This experience alone has given me more derive and determination to become a teacher and impacting students day to day experiences and memories.

All of these prompts really go hand in hand with each other, so it is hard just to answer one but, a time I had a positive impact on a child's life was when I first started taking my education classes, one of which needed participation or observation hours in a Physical education classroom setting. As I went in that day to log in my hours, I was greeted by the P.E teacher on how that day was devote for the kids to run their timed mile. As soon as we picked up the class of students, which were 4th graders, majority were not happy to have to run a mile and all of them were curious as to why there was a strange girl following their P.E. teacher around. The teacher got the student settle in their normal warm-up area and then introduced me as a future teacher and how I was there to learning from him and just observe, the student were still very curious. I happened to start talking to a couple students who were not happy at all about running the mile. To which as asked them why, what made them feel this kind of way, they had replied along the lines of they can't run, they do not like running and they were not fast enough. I could really relate to how they were feeling at that time because when I was there age, I felt the same way, I felt like people would make fun of me because I am not the fastest runner or can't run. So, I reflect on how I used to feel and could sympathize with the students on how they were feeling and their emotions. So I tried to encourage them by saying, " I understand how you are feeling, but it's not about being the fastest runner in the class or running for the whole mile but trying the best you can". To which they replied, " Well it's not fair you guys don't have to run". Then I asked them if I agreed to run with them, they have to promise to at least try the best they can with 100% effort. I still will not forget the looks on their faces, all three of the girls went "really?", to which I asked the P.E. teacher if that was okay and he was more than happy to let me tag along with them. I told the girls that even though I am an adult I know I am not the fastest runner but I'm going to try my best in running with them. Their moods went from dreading the mile to excited. Though we were all huffing and puffing throughout the run afterwards they were telling me how much fun that was compared to what they are used to and how the teachers never run with them. This experience alone has given me more derive and determination to become a teacher and impacting students day to day experiences and memories. So, leading into the next question, if I could change anything in education what it would be and why? I would definitely have to say the amount of support and encouragement that is shown to the students on a daily basis. Of course, in the younger grades they are more checked up on and watched but 4th, 5th and up as they reach independence teacher forget to ask and that's where the distance between school and the student grows. Showing the students, no matter how old or independent they are, that there are people there to support and who are rooting for them to succeed is so vital in their education. I am so grateful to have had the education I did, in which I had a lot of family problems growing up which caused me to sometimes to be able to focus in class, but by my teachers, counselors and even proctors. I was shown that I was cared about, and people were there for me. That is the one thing I would change in education to increase support for the students and recognize their individuality. In which what makes them, them! Having teachers get to know their students, what could they potentially be going through at home and what can the teacher do to help the student succeed. Which leads me to my last answer to the question of the most profound teacher the impacted my life. I would 100% say for certain, it was my fifth-grade teacher. Not only did he find way to make learning fun and engaging, but showed he was there for his students. He was the first teacher that encouraged a family classroom, in which all the students in his class were a family and we would to bonding exercises and activities to make us closer together. Whether it was an obstacle course outside the classroom and we had to form teams to complete each course and work together or solve mysteries and utilize each person in our groups power and skill. The whole classroom ideology was based on cooperative learning and a positive classroom environment. Which is exactly how I want my future classroom to be like, where the students know that they are supported by their teacher as well as their peers. Where they know, they can talk to anyone and be heard and understood. All of these answers to the questions can be shorten into really one statement or sentence, listening, validating and encouraging should be the upmost priority when becoming a teacher in which all teachers should heard by.