I have so much I want to learn. I believe the most beautiful part about learning is you never stop doing it. My mom use to tell me "You learn something new every day or you die" and I always thought it was silly, but it is true. I need to learn how to step outside my comfort zone and dive into things that I may not know the most about or I am comfortable with, I need to learn to ask questions and that the person next to me might have more knowledge or a better answer than I do and that is okay. 

I think the beautiful thing about life is you can always know more. I know that when I tell people I am going to school to be a teacher they look at me like I am crazy because I already have four kids of my own. But I know that spark in my kids' eyes when something finally clicks, or how excited they get when they learn something new. I want to teach because I love when they all have that reaction. It makes me feel fullfiled in all ways. I find such enjoyment in watching my kids become so happy and enthrolled with learning. I have a lot to learn and a long way to go to get to the teacher I want to be but I know I will get there. 

I want to be a teacher that leaves an everlasting effect on her students in the best way possible. I want my students to want to come to class, ready to learn, and actually happy to be at school. I think each of the teaching philosophies plays a vital rule into teaching children. I believe that progressivism is a good way of teaching and allows kids to be to experience problem solving, and critical thinking on their own and allow them to work things out for themselves. I also believe I will be a teacher who pours into her students with words of affirmation, kindness, and I want to leave every kid better than I received them. I think essentialism would go hand and hand with progressivism because it will allow students to get the core knowledge of what is being taught around them but allow them to problem solve on their own as well as make their own decisions when necessary.