Mental health is important to me as a student because I have learned that students cannot always be at their best academically when they do not feel supported personally. School can be stressful, and students can be dealing with things that teachers and classmates may never know about. Because of this, I believe that creating an environment where students feel comfortable, supported, and accepted is just as important as helping them succeed academically. One of the experiences that has shaped my understanding of mental health was my relationship with my high school art teacher. During the COVID-19 pandemic, returning to school was difficult for me. I was nervous about being back in the school environment and struggled to get through the entire school day. When I started taking an art class, things began to change. My art teacher created a classroom where I felt welcomed and comfortable. I looked forward to going to her classroom, and eventually, school became something I enjoyed being part of again. My teacher showed me that supporting a student does not always mean having the perfect thing to say or solving all of their problems. Sometimes, simply creating a safe space, listening, and making someone feel welcome can make a huge difference. She became a mentor and someone I could trust, and the encouragement she gave me has stayed with me. Because of this experience, I try to advocate for mental health in my own community by being someone others can talk to and depend on. Whether I am working with children at Abington Art Studio, spending time with my family, or working with other students, I try to be patient and understanding. I know that everyone has different experiences and that someone who seems fine may still be having a difficult day. I try to listen without immediately judging or assuming that I know what someone else is going through. My future career also gives me a reason to care about mental health. As a future secondary English teacher, I want to create a classroom where students feel safe expressing their thoughts and asking for help when they need it. I want my students to know that their grades are important, but their well-being matters too. I also want to encourage students to seek support from trusted adults and appropriate resources when they are struggling. My goal is to have the same kind of positive impact on my future students that my art teacher had on me. She helped me understand how powerful a welcoming classroom can be. I hope to build that same kind of environment for my students so they know that they are valued, supported, and never just another name on a class roster.

I believe selflessness means being willing to give your time, energy, and attention to someone else without expecting something in return. I try to embody selflessness by being someone that others can depend on, whether that means helping my family, volunteering, or simply taking the time to help someone who needs it. One of the biggest examples of this in my life has been caring for my younger cousins. Growing up, I was often the person my family called when they needed someone to babysit. I would wake up early in the morning and stay late at night to take care of them. I helped them with homework, made them food, played games with them, and helped calm them down when they were upset. I never saw babysitting them as something I had to do. I saw it as an opportunity to spend time with them and help their parents. Their parents trusted me to care for their children, and I wanted to be someone they could count on. I have also practiced selflessness through my involvement in National Honor Society. As a member, I completed volunteer hours each year. Giving my time to help others taught me that volunteering is not about receiving recognition. It is about knowing that you have helped make something easier or better for someone else. Even when the task was small, I knew my time could still be useful. At school, I also tried to help the people around me through my extracurricular activities. As president of Art Club, I worked to make sure everyone had a role in our projects and felt comfortable participating. I learned that being a leader does not mean doing everything yourself. Sometimes, it means recognizing when someone else needs help and making sure they have the support they need. My experiences at Abington Art Studio have given me another opportunity to help others. Working with children during art programs has taught me to be patient and encouraging. Sometimes a student just needs someone to show them how to get started or tell them that they are doing a good job. I enjoy being that person because I know how meaningful encouragement can be. I do not think selflessness always has to involve a major sacrifice. Sometimes it is as simple as giving someone your time, listening to them, helping them through a difficult moment, or making sure they know they are not alone. I try to carry that mindset into everything I do. As I continue my education and work toward becoming a secondary English teacher, I hope to continue being someone who is willing to help others and make a positive difference in their lives.

I believe I deserve this scholarship because I am someone who has worked hard to prepare for my future and has a clear purpose behind the goals I am pursuing. I am not pursuing a career in education simply because I enjoy English or because I think teaching would be a good career. I want to become a secondary English teacher because I want to make a positive difference in the lives of my students. One thing that gives me an advantage is the amount of experience I have gained before even beginning my college education. Throughout high school, I worked hard to maintain my grades while also being involved in Art Club, Band, Yearbook, and National Honor Society. I served as president of Art Club, helped my band director prepare for concerts, worked on the yearbook, and completed volunteer hours through National Honor Society. These experiences taught me leadership, communication, responsibility, creativity, and confidence. I have also gained experience working with children through years of babysitting my younger cousins. I have watched them grow from babies into teenagers and learned how to care for children with different personalities and needs. I helped them with homework, kept them entertained, prepared food, and learned how to remain patient when situations became difficult. These experiences helped me realize how much I enjoy working with young people. Another experience that has shaped my goals was job shadowing my second-grade teacher when I was in sixth grade. I was able to help teach a lesson and observe how she planned, managed her classroom, and interacted with her students. Later, my high school art teacher became one of my biggest mentors. During a difficult time in my life, her classroom became a place where I felt welcomed and wanted to be. She showed me that a teacher can have an impact on a student that goes far beyond academics. I want to have that same kind of impact on my future students. What I believe sets me apart is that I understand the kind of teacher I want to become before I even have my own classroom. I know that teaching is about more than delivering lessons. It is about building relationships, encouraging students, being patient, and creating an environment where students feel comfortable being themselves. This scholarship would help me continue my education and take another step toward becoming that teacher. I am ready to work hard, continue learning, and use every opportunity I am given. I may not be able to say that I am more deserving than every other applicant, but I can say that I am determined to make the most of this opportunity and use my education to positively impact the students I will one day teach.

I believe that a strong community is built through people who are willing to help others. You do not always have to do something huge to make a difference. Sometimes, helping someone with their homework, volunteering your time, welcoming someone into a group, or simply being someone others can depend on can have a meaningful impact. Throughout high school and my life, I have tried to contribute to my community by helping others and being involved wherever I can. One of the biggest ways I have contributed to my community has been through my involvement in National Honor Society. As a member, I was required to complete volunteer hours each year. These experiences taught me that volunteering is not just about completing a requirement. It is about giving your time to help others and being willing to do something without expecting anything in return. I learned how rewarding it can be to know that even a small amount of time can make someone else's day easier. I have also contributed to my school community through my involvement in Art Club, Band, and Yearbook. As the president of Art Club, I helped lead students through different projects and encouraged others to participate. I learned that leadership is not about being the person in charge; it is about helping a group work together and making sure everyone feels like they have a place. In Band and Yearbook, I worked with other students to help prepare for concerts and create something that our entire school could enjoy. My involvement with children has also taught me the importance of helping others. I have spent years babysitting my younger cousins and helping them with homework, entertaining them, and caring for them. I have watched them grow from babies into teenagers, and I have learned how important it is for young people to have someone who is patient and willing to listen. These experiences have made me want to continue helping young people throughout my future career. I also work with children and families through my involvement at Abington Art Studio. Being part of a local art community has given me the opportunity to help create a welcoming environment where people can learn, be creative, and try something new. I have seen how art can bring people together and give them a place where they feel comfortable. All of these experiences have shaped the way I think about community. I have learned that communities become stronger when people are willing to give their time, encourage others, and make people feel like they belong. As I continue my education and work toward becoming a secondary English teacher, I want to carry these lessons with me. I hope to build a classroom where students feel supported and valued, while continuing to contribute positively to the communities around me.

The books I have read throughout my education have taught me that there is always more than one way to understand a person, a situation, or the world around us. Reading has allowed me to experience different perspectives and learn about people whose lives may be very different from my own. It has also shown me that stories can make people think differently, ask questions, and sometimes even see themselves in a character. One of the most important things I have learned from reading is the importance of understanding different perspectives. When I read a story, I am not just learning what happens to the characters. I am learning why they make certain decisions, what experiences have shaped them, and how their circumstances influence the way they see the world. This has helped me become more open-minded and willing to consider viewpoints that may be different from my own. Books have also taught me the importance of having a voice. Characters often have experiences that they struggle to express, and seeing them find ways to tell their stories has made me appreciate how powerful writing can be. I believe everyone has a story worth telling, even if they do not always feel confident sharing it. This is one of the reasons I want to become a secondary English teacher. I want my future students to understand that English is not just about writing essays, identifying literary devices, or getting the correct answer on a test. English can give students the ability to communicate their thoughts, understand other people, and make sense of their own experiences. I want to create a classroom where students can discuss books openly and connect what they read to their own lives and the world around them. Reading has also shaped my goals by showing me the kind of teacher I want to be. I want to introduce students to stories that challenge them, interest them, and help them see things from a new perspective. I especially want to reach students who may believe that they do not like reading. I want to help them find at least one book, character, or story that makes them understand why reading can be meaningful. The books I have read have not only taught me about literature; they have taught me about people. They have helped me become more understanding, curious, and willing to look at situations from different points of view. As I work toward becoming a secondary English teacher, I hope to pass those lessons on to my future students and show them that a good story can do much more than entertain you—it can change the way you see the world.

My family has played a major role in shaping the person I am today and the career I want to pursue. Growing up, I spent a lot of time with my cousins. I was often the person my family called when they needed someone to babysit, and I have been taking care of my cousins for years. I have had the opportunity to watch them grow from babies into teenagers. What started as babysitting became something that I genuinely enjoyed and valued. I never saw it as just a task. I felt honored that their parents trusted me to take care of their children. Spending so much time with my cousins taught me a lot about responsibility and patience. I would wake up early in the morning and stay with them until late at night. I helped them with homework, played games with them, made food, cleaned up after them, and learned how to handle difficult situations. Most importantly, I learned that every child is different. Some children need more patience, some need more encouragement, and some simply need someone to listen to them. These experiences helped me understand how important it is for children to have people in their lives who care about them. My family also taught me the importance of being there for the people you love. Being trusted with my cousins showed me that I could be someone others depended on. That feeling has influenced the kind of person I want to become. I want to be someone who others can turn to when they need help, encouragement, or someone to listen. These experiences have influenced my decision to become a secondary English teacher. I want to take the patience, responsibility, and compassion I learned from my family into my future classroom. I know that teenagers can be going through many different things that teachers may not always see. I want to create a classroom where my students feel comfortable, respected, and supported. I want to teach English, but I also want to help my students become confident in expressing themselves and understanding the world around them. My family has shown me that making a difference does not always require doing something huge. Sometimes, it means waking up early to take care of someone, helping with homework, listening when someone needs to talk, or simply being there. Those small moments can have a lasting impact. I hope to carry that lesson into my career and build the same kind of trust with my future students. Ultimately, my family has shaped my belief that caring for others and making a positive difference in their lives is incredibly important. The experiences I have had with my cousins helped me discover how much I enjoy working with young people, and they have helped guide me toward a career where I can continue doing what my family taught me: be someone others can count on.

When I think about what I want to build, I do not think about something I can hold in my hands. I think about building a future where I can make a difference in the lives of students. I want to build a career as a secondary English teacher and create a classroom where students feel welcomed, supported, and confident in themselves. My desire to become a teacher comes from the people and experiences that have shaped me. Growing up, I spent a lot of time babysitting my younger cousins. I watched them grow from babies into teenagers and learned how different every child can be. I learned patience, responsibility, and how important it is to make children feel comfortable and cared for. I also learned that sometimes being there for someone is more important than having the perfect answer. One of the biggest influences on the future I want to build is my high school art teacher. During the COVID-19 pandemic, I struggled with returning to school and often did not want to be there. When I started taking art classes, her classroom became a place where I felt comfortable and welcomed. She encouraged me, listened to me, and gave me advice that I still use today. Her classroom gave me a reason to want to be at school. She showed me how much of an impact one teacher can have on a student simply by making them feel valued. Because of her, I want to build that same kind of environment for my future students. As a secondary English teacher, I want my classroom to be a place where students can express their opinions, explore new ideas, and become more confident in their own voices. I want to encourage students who may not always enjoy English and show them that reading and writing can help them understand themselves and the world around them. Building this future will take time and hard work. I am beginning college and continuing to develop the skills I will need to become a successful teacher. I know there will be challenges along the way, but I am willing to work through them because I know what I am working toward. I hope the future I build will not only positively impact me, but also the students and community around me. If I can become the teacher who gives a student a reason to look forward to coming to school, the confidence to share their ideas, or simply a safe place to be themselves, then I will know that everything I built was worth it.

Growing up, I was always the person my family called when they needed someone to babysit. I grew up raising and spending a lot of time with my cousins, and I have babysat them for years. I have had the opportunity to watch them grow from babies into teenagers. I have always felt that babysitting them was more of an honor than a task. Their parents chose me to take care of their children instead of asking one of my other cousins or hiring a nanny. I would wake up early in the morning and stay late into the night just to spend time with them. I loved helping them with their homework, playing simple games, and being someone they could count on. Looking back, I think those experiences were some of the first times I realized how much I enjoyed caring for and working with children. I also owe a lot of my love for working with students to my high school art teacher, who has become one of my mentors and best friends. In 2020, when everything shut down because of COVID-19, I became very nervous about returning to school. I never wanted to be there, and I struggled to make it through a full school day. When I was in tenth grade, I had the opportunity to choose extracurricular activities. Since I had always loved art, I decided to take an art class. I quickly became close with my art teacher, and for the first time in a while, I started to enjoy being at school again. My art class was one of my last classes of the day, so I felt like I had a reason to stay at school all day because I knew I would eventually get to go to her classroom. I continued taking art classes throughout high school, and her classroom became a place where I always felt welcomed. My teacher was always happy to see me, no matter how much time had passed. She is one of the kindest people I have ever met and has always been willing to give advice to her students and fellow teachers. The advice and encouragement she has given me have stayed with me and continue to influence me every day. My art teacher has had such a meaningful impact on my life that I want to have that same kind of impact on my future students. I want to be the teacher who gives a student a reason to look forward to coming to school. I want my classroom to be a safe and welcoming space where students feel comfortable being themselves, asking questions, and sharing their ideas. I want to be someone they can turn to when they need advice or encouragement. Most importantly, I want to teach my students well enough that they leave my classroom with more than just the knowledge from a textbook. I want them to learn new things, challenge their thinking, and become more confident in their own voices. My experiences with my cousins and, especially, my relationship with my art teacher have shown me how powerful a caring person can be in a young person's life. I hope to carry those lessons with me into my own classroom and become that person for my future students.

I am pursuing a career in secondary English education because I want to make a difference in students’ lives while helping them find their own voice. I have always been interested in English and the way reading and writing can help people understand themselves and the world around them. As I have continued through college and gained more experience in education, I have realized that teaching is a career where I can combine my interests with my desire to work with students. I chose secondary education because I enjoy working with teenagers and helping them develop their own ideas and opinions. The high school years are an important time in a student’s life. Students are beginning to think more independently, figure out who they are, and prepare for life after high school. I want to be a teacher who can support students during that time. I want my classroom to be a place where students feel comfortable sharing their thoughts, asking questions, and making mistakes without being afraid of being wrong. My experiences in my education program have helped me understand what teaching really involves. I have had opportunities to observe high school classrooms and see how teachers interact with their students. I have learned that being a good teacher is about more than knowing the material. Teachers need to build relationships with their students, understand that everyone learns differently, and be willing to change their approach when something is not working. These experiences have made me more confident that teaching is the career I want to pursue. Working with students outside of the traditional classroom has also influenced me. Through my work at Abington Art Studio, I have had the opportunity to work with children and teenagers in creative settings. I have learned how rewarding it can be to help a student try something new, work through a challenge, and feel proud of what they have accomplished. These experiences have shown me how much I enjoy encouraging students and watching them grow. Receiving this scholarship would help me continue my education and move closer to becoming a secondary English teacher. College is a significant financial commitment, and receiving financial assistance would help reduce some of that burden. It would allow me to focus more of my time and energy on my coursework, field experiences, and preparing for my future classroom. My goal is to become a teacher who students remember for more than the assignments they completed or the books they read. I want to encourage my students to think for themselves, express their ideas, and become confident in who they are. This scholarship would help me continue working toward that goal and the career I hope to build in education.

I have decided I want to become a Secondary English Teacher. I chose this career because I want to have a positive impact on children, especially when they need it. I have worked hard to get where I am. I have worked hard in school and skills I need for the future. Because I worked so hard, I have a lot of experience and skills for my future. During High School, I worked very hard to keep my grades high. I also took on extra work to learn more about subjects and for extra credit. I took multiple extracurriculars and took on work in those. I joined Art Club, Band, Yearbook, and National Honor Society. In Art Club, I took on the role of president and I strongly led the group through many projects. In band, I played the flute, and I helped my band director prepare for concerts and created slide shows for each concert. In Yearbook Club, I helped to prepare pages in the yearbook to hand out to students at the end of the year. In National Honor Society, I was required to serve 20 volunteer hours each year. From my hard work, I learned skills like leadership, creativity, communication, patience, and confidence. To prepare for my career, I have also babysat, job shadowed and applied for college. I had to babysit my little cousins as I was growing up. I learned how to cook, clean, and how to keep calm in difficult situations. I learned how to calm children down and how to keep them entertained. I learned that children act in different ways, and some behave better than others. I job shadowed my second-grade teacher when I was in sixth grade, and I helped her teach a lesson. I saw how she set up her lesson plans and how she would use time management. I learned how to speak to children and how to act in front of them. I also recently applied for college and start my first semester in the fall. Beginning college is one step closer to reaching my goal of teaching. I will be able to student teach and get to make my own lesson plans. I get to use every skill that I learned to help me get great grades on my teaching abilities. After I finish college, and finally get to become a teacher, I want to use all the skills have learned to create positive impacts on my students. I want to teach them the best way I can. I want to set a good example on them and inspire them to become the best versions of themselves.

"Will I spend all the rest of my years wishing I could go back?" This lyric from Olivia Rodrigo captures the essence of my adolescence. Growing up I have made so many mistakes and regrets. I feel like I have wasted my years of childhood being "wise beyond my years." I also feel confused with relationships. Relationships between friends, family, and significant others. I have also spent so much time trying to figure out who I am. I have spent so much time doing all of these things that I feel like I will have so much regret when I am older and wish I could go back to fix everything. I wish I could have had a longer childhood like my other friends and family members. I have had to mature at a very young age so I could take care of my family. I was blessed with a baby brother at the age of five and I loved to try and care for him. Being only five I could not do much, but as I got older, I had to take care of him more. I also had to take care of my younger cousins and begin babysitting when I was 10. Because I was babysitting at such a young age, I had to mature too soon, and I have so many regrets. Looking back on my life as an 18-year-old, I wish I would have spent more time being a child. As I keep growing older, I still wonder, "Will I spend all the rest of my years wishing I could go back?" Relationships have not been an easy thing for me to keep. I struggle trying to balance time between everyone. At times I have pushed family away to be with friends or a significant other, pushed friends away to be with a significant other, and pushed friends and significant others away to be with my family. I was never able to balance time, and I still struggle with balancing. After losing family members, I regret not spending more time with them. I wish I could go back and be with them more. I have also lost many friends because of my confusion. I know I will keep doing this and I still wonder, "Will I spend all the rest of my years wishing I could go back?" I have also had a difficult time trying to figure out who I am meant to be. I have been through many different phases and regret a lot of them. I have spent time focusing on only myself and not paying attention to others. I have also shut myself away from the world and spent time alone laying in my bed. I have spent too much time caring for others and not caring for myself. I still am struggling to figure out who I am, and I hope I can figure it out soon. As I get older, I keep reflecting on my adolescence. I have done great things, and I have done things I regret. "Will I spend all the rest of my years wishing I could go back?" I am still dwelling on that lyric, and I know I will continue reflecting on my life. There are times now, that I would go back and redo.

I have always wanted to become a teacher since I was young. As a child, I would always chose to play a game of school. I would play the teacher and my cousins would play the role of students. I would pass out pieces of paper and teach them basic math and how to spell. Growing up, my career choice has never changed. Throughout my school years, I have had some incredible teachers. My teachers have impacted my life for the better and pushed me to become a better person. Because of my teachers, I want to have an impact on kids just like they had on me. I want to be able to teach my students what is best for them and help them make good choices. I want to teach them new things and expand their mindset. I want to set them on a path to be great and I want them to feel like they accomplished something at the end of the school year. My family has always been one of the main reasons that I push myself so hard. I am the oldest child in my family and I want to set a good example for my younger sibling. In school, I would push myself to learn as much as I could. I would go to teachers for help in my subjects to make sure my work was perfect. My teachers would usually ask me to help the other students with work when I was finished. My family has always been proud of my work and they hang all of my grades and projects on the refrigerator. It was an honor to be added to the refrigerator and I want to continue to make my family proud.

Growing up, I was always the one my family called for babysitting. I grew up raising and spending a lot of time with my cousins. I have babysat them for years and I have watched them grow from babies to teenagers. I feel like babysitting them was more of an honor than a task. Their parents chose me to babysit them instead of my other cousins or hiring a nanny. I would wake up early in the morning and stay late at night babysitting. I love to help them with homework and play simple games with them. I feel like I can owe my love for taking care of children to my high school art teacher. My art teacher has always been my mentor and best friend. In 2020 when everything shut down because of COVID, I was so nervous to return back to school the following year. I never wanted to be in school and I could not finish a full day at school. In 10th grade we were able to choose extracurricular activities. I chose to take an art class because I have always had a love for art. I started to become close with my art teacher and I started to like being in school. My art class was one of my last classes of the day, so I felt like I had to stay all day, so I could go to my art class. Without that art class, I do not think I would be where I am today. I continued taking art classes throughout high school. My teacher was always so glad to see me when I came to her art room. I always feel welcomed in her room. My art teacher is one of the sweetest people I have ever met. She is so nice to everyone she meets. She always gives the best advice to students and other teachers. She has given me so much great advice that I use daily. Every time I see her I feel so grateful to have met her and I am so thankful for her. My art teacher has had such an impact on my life and I want to do the same for my students. I want to be the reason they confidently go to school. I want them to feel like they have a safe space in my room and I want to give them advice when they need it. I want to be able to teach them well, so they are able to learn new things and expand their mindset.

As I enter my first years of Marywood University, I look forward to my future. Throughout my time at Marywood, I will be majoring in Secondary English Education. With my English degree, I know I will have to take a lot of time to read and comprehend books. Throughout Elementary School and the beginning of my High School, I never really enjoyed reading. The selections my teachers gave me never sparked my interest. My English classes were always my least favorite class and I never had a good grade in them. I never enjoyed my English classes until I reached eleventh grade. In eleventh grade, I started to look forward to my English class everyday and it was one of my highest grades. Although we did not read as much in that class, we still learned a lot about the Language Arts and how to make our writing sound persuasive. As I entered my Senior year of High School, I expected it to be just like my Junior year. My Senior year class was mainly reading. We read many books in that class including Sherlock Holmes, Alice in Wonderland, Beowulf, Macbeth, Brave New World, and many more. I really enjoyed that class and I feel like I gained so much knowledge. I became involved with the books and I easily answered questions about them. I really enjoyed how my teacher set up the reading. She would start the book by reading it to us and we would continue reading on our own. Each day we would discuss what occured in each chapter. For Macbeth, my teacher had us all choose parts in the play and read our parts out loud. I really loved being able to act out the scenes and I felt like it became easier for me to understand. Because of that class, I decided to teach Secondary school. I would love for my students to have the same experience I did. With the knowledge of reading, I hope to share that knowledge with my future students. I want reading to be an important factor of my class. I would love to share a book with my class and have them enjoy it. I want my students to be able to understand the books and be able to find deeper meanings. I want my students to be able to relate to books and make connections. I want my students to be able to read the books out loud in class and act out scenes. Reading has become a very important aspect of my life. I hope I can get the opportunity to be able to share my love for reading to students and inspire students to read more.

As a child, I would always tell everyone that I want to become a teacher. As I grew up, I can confidently that I am going to become a teacher. Throughout my years at school, I have had such wonderful teachers that have impacted me. One teacher always stood out to me as I entered my high school years. In 2020 when everything shut down because of COVID, I was so nervous to return back to school the following year. I never wanted to be in school and I could not finish a full day at school. In 10th grade we were able to choose extracurricular activities. I chose to take an art class because I have always had a love for art. I started to become close with my art teacher and I started to like being in school. The art class was one of my last classes of the day, so I felt like I had to stay all day so I could go to my art class. Without that art class, I do not think I would be where I am today. I continued taking art classes throughout high school. During my senior year of high school, I was in the art room for most of the day. I took two art classes that year. I would try to finish my work early in my core classes to be able to go to the art room during that class. My teacher was always so glad to see me when I came to her art room. I always feel welcomed in her room and I feel like that is a very important factor. I do not think I would have wanted to go to the art room so often is she was not as sweet. My art teacher is one of the sweetest people I have ever met. She is so nice to everyone she meets. I have never seen her get mad at anyone and she always gives the best advice to students and other teachers. She has always told me secretly that I am her favorite student, but I know she tells everyone that. I joined the art club that she runs and I was elected president. I spent as much time as possible with her at the high school and I felt so honored. Every time I see her I feel so grateful to have met her and I am so thankful for her. I feel even more grateful that she had asked me to work for her at an art studio and I have been working with her for a year now. If anyone ever asks me why I have decided to become a teacher and how I made it this far, I would tell them about my wonderful art teacher.