Why I want to teach I want to teach because I think I can make a difference. I think before you can make a difference you have to have a passion. I have a passion for art and biology and I want to project this passion onto my students. I would like to encourage the sparkle in the eyes of a budding artist or scientist. I want their faces to light up when I draw and explain the Kreb cycle like I did as a young student. I want to set high expectations for learning. From experience, I can attest that I only worked as hard as I had to in high school. I only did what was necessary to get by, and I did it reluctantly. I want to show them a photo. I want to show them the puzzle. I want to break down concepts or just show them a piece of the puzzle. Then teach my students to connect them, piece by piece, all the while building their skills on each other. I intend to treat every child the same, and that means never giving up on anyone. I'm sure there were many times when teachers wanted to give up on me, but there were some who tried valiantly to show me the way. I hope I can be that teacher for them. I want to persist in trying to find the good in every child. Therefore, I would like them to find their niche, as I have, realizing that it may not be in science or art, or any of the subjects I love, but that they can find a sense of who they are in learning. .I need them to learn from me, but more importantly, I want them to learn on their own or to learn to think for themselves. I want them to find their own way through complicated patterns of knowledge, and come out the other side a better person by learning it their own way. I realize this might seem a little naive, but I want you to know that I realize I will only have a 50 minute block in which to make an impact. I will have to present intelligent and engaging lessons, where I will only be given less than an hour to prepare this amazing lesson.