The Future

Now, more than ever, it is evident to me that if we want our kids to have a childhood filled with nature, then we need to do something about it. We are the next generation, and we have the ability to change the world that our children will grow up in. I always wanted to be a teacher, at first I think it was because all my teachers I had in elementary school were great, but now it's because teachers' have the ability to influence children. Teachers not only help students learn their ABC's and 123's, they also influence how they look at the world, it might be little hints at things, but teachers' have a lot of impact on children. I think that being a teacher will be such a rewarding job, to see how much the students grow throughout the year, physically and mentally. Also, watching them progress through their education and become adults. I think that teaching in a city may have an added challenge, because the environment is different, the students don't have fields to run around on at recess and they can't go catch frogs at the creek behind the school. But because of this class, I hope to be able to incorporate the environment into my teaching, no matter where I teach. Whether it's here in Philadelphia, back home in Illinois, or maybe even overseas in some foreign country.