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This is a photo of my dad and I at the beach

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I was born in Northern Idaho in 1999. When I was young, my family was a very average middle-class, white family. My dad was a counselor, and my mom worked as a receptionist. They are still married now, and they were very hardworking and attentive parents.

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I was born in Northern Idaho in 1999. When I was young, my family was a very average middle-class, white family. My dad was a counselor, and my mom worked as a receptionist. They are still married now, and they were very hardworking and attentive parents.

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This is a photo of me and my younger brother. I was six, and he was two. 

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I went to private pre-school and private kindergarten before going to public elementary, middle, and high school. I went to Ponderosa Elementary School, Post Falls Middle School, and Post Falls High School. I had great experiences at all of these schools, but there is no diversity there. Almost all of my classmates were white. 

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I went to private pre-school and private kindergarten before going to public elementary, middle, and high school. I went to Ponderosa Elementary School, Post Falls Middle School, and Post Falls High School. I had great experiences at all of these schools, but there is no diversity there. Almost all of my classmates were white. 

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This is my family in Disneyland when I was in early high school.

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My family has always been very important to me. Both of my parents were great role models, and my little brother and I have always been close. We took lots of trips as a family, which brought us closer together. We spent a lot of time together when I was growing up.

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My family has always been very important to me. Both of my parents were great role models, and my little brother and I have always been close. We took lots of trips as a family, which brought us closer together. We spent a lot of time together when I was growing up.

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This is me on a friend's boat- I think I was around 11.

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My gender and sexual orientation have always impacted my personal life more than my race has. I identify as female, and always have, but many people have assumed I identify differently, or tried to put me in a box. I tend to dress more masculinity, and I didn't care about appearance much as a kid. People were always trying to label me and put me in a box. When I came out as bisexual, many people believed I was actually just gay. Now I'm married to a man, and I still find myself wondering if people still have those same perceptions of me. When I'm a teacher, I don't want to put my students in these boxes. It's something that really affected me growing up, and I want to be someone that supports my students' identities instead of questioning them. 

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My gender and sexual orientation have always impacted my personal life more than my race has. I identify as female, and always have, but many people have assumed I identify differently, or tried to put me in a box. I tend to dress more masculinity, and I didn't care about appearance much as a kid. People were always trying to label me and put me in a box. When I came out as bisexual, many people believed I was actually just gay. Now I'm married to a man, and I still find myself wondering if people still have those same perceptions of me. When I'm a teacher, I don't want to put my students in these boxes. It's something that really affected me growing up, and I want to be someone that supports my students' identities instead of questioning them. 

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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My mom, brother, and I in Hawaii. I was in 6th grade. 

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I realized that my family started to go on family vacations a lot more when I reached middle school. My dad's private counseling practice was becoming successful. I always had an awareness that we were lucky to be able to travel so much. I felt like I was aware of my privileges, but looking back, I don't think I fully realized the extent of it. 

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I realized that my family started to go on family vacations a lot more when I reached middle school. My dad's private counseling practice was becoming successful. I always had an awareness that we were lucky to be able to travel so much. I felt like I was aware of my privileges, but looking back, I don't think I fully realized the extent of it. 

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My brother and I after a karate competition. 

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I didn't witness a lot of outright racism as a student, at least not a lot that I can remember. There were a few instances in my karate classes, because we had one black family that would attend. I don't remember the specifics of these occurrences, but I know that the racist behavior was quickly shut down by my instructor. As for myself, I have never been treated badly because of my race or culture.

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I didn't witness a lot of outright racism as a student, at least not a lot that I can remember. There were a few instances in my karate classes, because we had one black family that would attend. I don't remember the specifics of these occurrences, but I know that the racist behavior was quickly shut down by my instructor. As for myself, I have never been treated badly because of my race or culture.

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We traveled a lot, so I have a decent amount of experience with people speaking different languages. We had interactions with people that spoke Hawaiian, Tagalong, Spanish, and Russian. We always tried to communicate with them and have a conversation, but sometimes the language difference made it difficult. As a student, I took several years of Spanish classes, which did help. Now I am a lot better at understanding different accents. I learned that it's the effort that counts for most people. If we don't understand each other, that doesn't have to be a negative thing, as long as we are really trying our best to hear the other person and understand them. 

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We traveled a lot, so I have a decent amount of experience with people speaking different languages. We had interactions with people that spoke Hawaiian, Tagalong, Spanish, and Russian. We always tried to communicate with them and have a conversation, but sometimes the language difference made it difficult. As a student, I took several years of Spanish classes, which did help. Now I am a lot better at understanding different accents. I learned that it's the effort that counts for most people. If we don't understand each other, that doesn't have to be a negative thing, as long as we are really trying our best to hear the other person and understand them. 

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My brother and I at breakfast in Canada. 

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I know that I have to have biases, I'm just not really sure what those could be. I know that as a teacher I'll really have to spend time self-reflecting to fully realize these biases and make sure they don't affect my students. I really only went to school with other white students, so I'm not used to addressing race in the classroom. Even though it can be uncomfortable, I know I need to work on having these conversations, because I would never want to hurt one of my students. I want to be able to make my classroom a welcoming place for everyone. School was such a positive experience for me growing up, and I want to help my students have  that same experience. 

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I know that I have to have biases, I'm just not really sure what those could be. I know that as a teacher I'll really have to spend time self-reflecting to fully realize these biases and make sure they don't affect my students. I really only went to school with other white students, so I'm not used to addressing race in the classroom. Even though it can be uncomfortable, I know I need to work on having these conversations, because I would never want to hurt one of my students. I want to be able to make my classroom a welcoming place for everyone. School was such a positive experience for me growing up, and I want to help my students have  that same experience. 

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This is a photo of Post Falls High School

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I hope to be able to teach my students that school can be a place of community. I want to be the kind of teacher that inspires creativity and individuality. When I was growing up, people were constantly trying to label me. I want to let students know that they know themselves better than anyone else does, and they can be whoever they want. I hope that through gaining knowledge of different cultures and self-reflecting on my own biases, I can work to make myself a teacher that is able to diversify the classroom setting and make it a place where everyone feels welcome to participate.  

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I hope to be able to teach my students that school can be a place of community. I want to be the kind of teacher that inspires creativity and individuality. When I was growing up, people were constantly trying to label me. I want to let students know that they know themselves better than anyone else does, and they can be whoever they want. I hope that through gaining knowledge of different cultures and self-reflecting on my own biases, I can work to make myself a teacher that is able to diversify the classroom setting and make it a place where everyone feels welcome to participate.  

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Learning about cultural diversity is going to be an ongoing process for me. I was not raised in a diverse area, and I have witnessed a lot of racism. Luckily, I didn't witness much racism at my schools, but the majority of students were white, so that's probably why. I'm going to put time and effort into my weaknesses in these areas. 

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Learning about cultural diversity is going to be an ongoing process for me. I was not raised in a diverse area, and I have witnessed a lot of racism. Luckily, I didn't witness much racism at my schools, but the majority of students were white, so that's probably why. I'm going to put time and effort into my weaknesses in these areas. 