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 Jessica Gurney. I teach because I believe music is a powerful tool to build empathy and understanding and can be a lifelong endeavor.

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 Jessica Gurney. I teach because I believe music is a powerful tool to build empathy and understanding and can be a lifelong endeavor.

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I teach because I love kids!

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I teach because I want to be the kind of teacher to students that my autistic son had while he was going to school. I feel that I have a unique perspective that will allow me to be understanding of students with differences or come from diverse situations. Mostly I just love seeing student reach a sense of accomplishment.

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I teach to help student's learn they can do hard things, and they don't need to be perfect.

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I teach because I love working with students/kids! It is such an amazing experience to watch them grow just with the 9ish months that I spend with them!

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I teach because I need to make my life and career MEANINGFUL. It's one of the careers I felt I could find that meaning in.

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I love the autonomy of the classroom.  I like to work with middle schoolers.  And I love having the summer off.

Teaching math is like a game to me.  I get excited to do it every day.

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I teach because I want every child to be able to read

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I teach to make this world a better place, one kid at a time.

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I teach to BE the difference in a child’s life. I want to be the teacher they talk about that helped him/her.

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I teach because I want to have a positive impact on our up and coming generations. Teach them skills that they will use for a lifetime.

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An opportunity to make the world a better place by shaping the next generation.

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I teach because I love the arts and want to share that passion.

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I teach to see transformations in individuals

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I teach because I see the importance in preparing the next generation for success. I want our students to not only be prepared through an educational lens, but through a human lens. If we can send good people into the world then we will all be better off.

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I teach because I love seeing people improve, and I love hanging out with kids all day. Every single day is a new challenge with new rewards and great relationships developed.

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I teach to make a difference in someones life. I started down this path as a coach of multiple sports and have now moved into the classroom. After a few years in business I realized how much I loved coaching and watching students grow. I love it even more now that I am in the classroom.

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I teach because I know I can make a difference to at least one student.  (Hopefully more... but I feel that it is all worth it if I can be that difference to a single one.)

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Why do I teach? I feel passionate about the subjects I teach. I think that if the students can catch the vision of what I am teaching they will have their minds expanded in important ways. I love interacting with students and hearing their stories and hope that what they are learning will be something they enjoy as well!

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I teach because I love to be with students and watch them succeed and grow.  Sometimes I feel they teach me more than I do.  I also love the schedule of a teacher vs. working in corporate america :)

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I teach to share my experiences with science with students. Science is everywhere around people if you look close enough. There are also so many applications for scientific processes in real-life, like cooking, camping, navigating, etc.

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I teach because I genuinely like my subject (ELA) and love sharing that with the mini adults I work with. I also teach because it gives me an opportunity to help others.

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I love working with young people. I want to help kids who may not have direction, support, or goals in life.

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I teach to build up students' confidence in themselves and to boost their compassion and communication skills all through French

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I teach, therefore I am! JK I teach because I want to make a difference in student's lives