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This was my high school ESL teacher Ms. Alexandra Dobromilsky. She wanted us to call her Ms. D as she thought it would be easier for everyone to say. She was the one who let me experience the loving, caring, and understanding learning environment looks and feels like. Her teaching method really helped know English language better. Ms. D gave us creative assignments like once we had to make a brochure of home country of one of my classmates and present it in class. It helped my creative thoughts fly in the sky like a bird and also my speaking skills went from a 2 to 6. As I think about it now it was definitely a loving learning and teaching environment which makes it relatable to bell hook's theory and Freire's problem posing theory. hooks introduced that love and respect in a learning environment makes students critical thinkers as teachers let them have space to think creatively. Similarly, Freire says that teachers and students are equal. Both are learners which I experienced in Ms. D's class as she was truly interested in knowing about every students country, culture, language and so students felt motivated in her class. She taught English, we introduced our culture.

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In contrast to my oppressive educational experience in India, schooling in the USA felt more problem-posing, and much loving, handled with respect. My emotional well-being in every classroom was taken care of like a year old baby. ESL was my first class in school in the United States. My nervousness was killed by my instructor Ms. D as I entered her class, “WELCOME Devanshi! So lovely to have you in my class. Here’s some candies and a pen for you. Have a seat wherever you feel comfortable”, she said. Everyone was treated like her own which felt like a breath of fresh air. She exposed me to American English but never restricted me from speaking my own language in front of her; rather she was more curious to know about my culture and language. I felt so loved in class as she understood where I was coming from and even my needs. Sometimes, understanding an essay prompt got difficult for me, but whenever I asked her or even interrupted in between, she stopped by and said, I'll be there with you shortly". Just these 6 words are enough for my ear to create an environment so positive. Her face was never seen red, wrinkled in anger by me. My expression of thoughts was always allowed to go beyond boundaries proving that learning exists in a problem-posing way. I saw in reality that here, “the teacher is no longer merely the one who teaches, but one who is himself taught in dialogue with the students, who in turn while being taught also teach” (Freire 80). My teacher Ms. D was keenly interested in learning too which makes her a student as well. This learning experience made me realize that I am allowed to ask teacher any question without fearing and let my thoughts reach the sky.

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A white skinned teacher with her blond hair shining like sun, Ms. Dorothy Amme was the most supportive and caring this I came across in my learning journey. She didn't just teach me what colors, papers, and brushes to use, but let my creative and imaginative thoughts out on that piece of paper. Having said that she always believed that students are humans and can be emotionally drained at times. "It's completely ok to not feels ok sometimes", Ms. Amme said every time she noticed her student putting their head down on the table. This was taken care of even during virtual schooling, proving the thoughts of bell hooks that students' well being needs to be understood by the teacher for learning experience to be healthy.

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Virtual schooling experience with Ms. Amme!

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Virtual schooling experience with Ms. Amme!

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Virtual schooling was the time when I experienced care, support, and emotional understanding from my art teacher Ms. Amme. She was the most understanding and supportive teacher I came across. I was already going through some emotional and traumatic situations in my life. On a sunny day at around 12pm during my zoom class, my father messaged me saying, "we need to rush to the hospital now to see your grandma for the last time". At that moment, without hesitating, I just let Ms. Amme know about it in the middle of her class and she replied, Oh, I am so sorry to hear that! Just leave and don’t worry about your pending and upcoming art assignments. Take care!”, demonstrating her loving and compassionate character. The thoughts of would she allow me to go or will I get extra time to complete my work didn't even cross my mind because she created an environment where there was no fear of sharing anything with her. She gave me extra time to finish my past work and supported me emotionally throughout my loss. Dealing with a loss while attending her class was so easy due to her loving and understanding nature. It was nothing but a caring and supportive relationship between a teacher which actually created a healthy and “this nurturance, both emotional and academic, is the context where love flourishes” (hooks 130). I have been given knowledge by a lot of different teachers but these experience is what stood out to me the most.

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My educational journey has been a roller coaster ride as I have experienced parts of the banking concept, problem-posing, and loving environment. Although I have had not-so-good experiences, I would never want to change them because I got to learn what kind of learning environment is healthy for me which is the most important part of a learner's journey. Every teacher in my learning journey has taught me something different which makes me who I am today. In my opinion, both good and bad experiences have made me who I am today. Not fearing before asking anything to my instructors, tracking my emotional well-being, confidently

speaking up for something I feel is true is what I have achieved. Going through all of it has made me confident about sharing my true emotions with teachers and not fearing it. Now, I do my job of gaining knowledge as a student in the most healthy way possible while being in an environment where love and respect for the student and teacher flourishes.