• I know how to be kind and compassionate.

-Knowing these simple feelings can help open a variety of doors for future experiences. Being kind can be good for children as it helps them to read emotions and learn how it can feel good to do something kind. 

• I know how to listen and understand children. 

-It's one thing to listen to children, but to understand them helps both you and the child.  Children have different ways of viewing the world compared to adults, so it's important to make a connection with them and understand them. I love getting to talk to kids and learn from them as they learn from me.

• I know how to redirect and excite students for learning.

-I know how to understand children and express the excitement for learning in ways they would understand. Many students aren't excited for learning, which is understandable, so it's important to keep learning engaging and have hands-on activities for them. I love creating ideas and activities for children that get them excited about the thought of "playing" when they are playing and learning at the same time, it's a win-win!

• Being confident in myself.

-Sometimes it can be a struggle to just be yourself. I often don't feel confident in myself in regards to how I look and what my capabilities are. I want to learn how to truly like myself and to feel confident in my everyday life!

• Understanding I will make mistakes.

-I am so worried about making mistakes in life, and that probably stems from not being confident in myself.. As I am a human being, I will make mistakes, and more often than not, they are small mistakes. Still, these may seem small to others, but they could feel massive to me and crush my confidence.  As a teacher, I will make mistakes in my lessons and will need to be corrected by my students, that doesn't mean I'm a bad teacher, though, but one who is willing to learn.

• Learning to gain attention in a classroom

-One of the hardest things I had to do in a preschool was call attention to myself. As a teacher who floated from classroom to classroom, I was often seen as a "friend" or "fun teacher," so I wouldn't get the same respect other teachers got. I want to learn how to use my voice and command attention in a classroom with rambunctious children and feel that they are truly listening to me. 

In this AI-generated photo, I have created a fun image of what I would look like in a classroom. The walls have bright decorations with fun lighting, the students are paying attention, and the room feels comfortable. This demonstrates the progressivism and social reconstructive beliefs I will bring to the classroom by creating a space where students can express themselves and learn.  The idea of having progressive beliefs is to assist children in problem-solving abilities, along with helping students be confident in working with others around them.  When thinking of social reconstructivism, I want to learn and create a lesson plan that is influential to the students and not simply copy a simple instruction. When you have an emotional connection, then learning becomes more enjoyable and not frustrating.