I have been teaching grades 6-12 for the past five years. I believe a teacher to be the guardian of the future of each of their students. Part of the duty of a teacher to their student is to discover an appropriate connection between them and their future aspirations. Therefore, I must commit to not only creating engaging and challenging lesson plans, but arriving to class each day with fresh perspective.

As a teacher, the task laid before me is convincing students that their achievement...