I have known for a long time that I wanted to be a teacher. My Dad is a second-grade teacher at Kasson Mantorville Elementary School. He has been teaching there for over twenty years, so I have grown up always being around teaching and school life. He is my inspiration for becoming a teacher. He has been a role model, showing me the importance of life, and implementing our faith into the profession of teaching. He shows his students kindness and compassion, traits that I use whenever I interact with others.Â
Another trait I have learned from my Dad, as well as my many other teachers, is to have a heart for others. I have seen many teachers put themselves second, making sure that students learn and grow academically, but also as people. Through their actions, I am inspired to put my students and co before myself, but still accomplish the many goals and standards set by my employers.