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My name is Mimi Lee. I hope to become an inspirational high school English teacher. I have learned that students are human and not just a group of mindless drones that need to be fed information. I want to make a difference in the world and believe that following generations create our future. In order for a change to be made in the world, I believe that we as teachers are the most influential role models. Therefore, we must be the ones to set a positive example and try our best not to stray from what we believe is best for our students.

Although I want to believe that positive changes can be made through future generations, I know that it is not a definite reality. I also realize that it will take a great deal of time, effort, patience, etc. for even a small change to develop. I am scared of how much of an influence I can be to my students. I have been working with a wide grade level range of students for close to ten years now and found that all of my actions, even the one's that are thought to be good intentions, will somehow get home and become an issue with some parents. I realized that I am not a students parent, friend, or counselor. I need to stick to being a teacher. It becomes difficult at times because I want to be able to share some of my experiences with the students but they might be offended and would want to use some of the issues I discussed with them against me. I realize that this is all due to their immaturity and in turned realized that I would have to learn to deal with immaturity as a teacher. This is what scares me the most about teaching.