Believing in Students

“I believe that they will become what you believe they are.” This quote from my high school math teacher and role model Mr. Stephen Simcheck really set my future. I realized the significance of the role teachers have in their students’ lives and how I wanted to be the one to make that difference.

Starting from day one, my parents have always supported me, imbedding in my daily thoughts the idea that I can do whatever I set my mind to accomplish. I could be anyone. I chose to be a teacher and make a difference in the world by educating our future.

From that decisive moment on, I have worked my way to living out my dream of becoming a math teacher. I aspire to help students discover their true potential of creating their own dreams and living them out. Moreover, I hope to be the voice of my parents for every student that needs or lacks support in their home or personal life. I believe that every child has a dream, no matter how small or obscene. Teachers need to provide an avenue for these dreams to become reality, and the only way to do so is by continuous encouragement. Children need to be believed in. Teachers have an incredible influence over their students’ lives, from classroom conduct to future careers and everything in between. From teachers, students learn how to live.
I believe that every student can go out in the world and live out their dreams. Students can become what their teachers believe they are. As a teacher, I will constantly encourage my students, making sure they know that they have the potential to live out their dreams. I believe that they will become what I believe they are; capable of anything they set out to do.