Svitlana Arroyo
University of Houston – Downtown
“Since I was a little girl, becoming a teacher and impacting the lives of children has always been my dream.”
Scotty Burford
Kansas State University
“As a teacher, I plan to encourage my kids to be lifelong learners and show them that learning can be active, healthy, and fun.”
Karen Dougal
Boise State University
“The process of teaching and watching children learn is thrilling to me. I love to listen to students and see life through their eyes.”
Iva Georgiev
Lewis University
“I distinctly remember the day I taught a little girl to write her own name. The pride she felt in herself from the simple act of writing her name lit up her face with happiness. It was in that moment that I realized I could not imagine myself doing anything else but teaching.”
Nick Holtzer
Saint Vincent College
“I cannot wait to have my own classroom so that I can help change the life of a child. I look forward to teaching children of all different ability levels, ethnicities, homes, shapes and sizes.”
Natalie Larez
University of Arizona
“I chose Elementary Education with intentions of becoming a teacher in a Title 1, low-income school district and to serve as a role model for students who could identify with me. I want to provide them with the inspiration, motivation, attention and the educational skills they may need for lifelong learning.”
Julianna Montminy
Assumption College
“It is because of Ms. Callahan’s belief in me and in all of her students that I want to teach children the value of laughter, the joy of reading and the success of spelling. I cannot imagine a more satisfying career.”
Makayla Mueller
Texas Lutheran University
“I want to show students that learning can be fun and that I will be the one to believe in them when no one else will. I want to show them they can aspire to be anything they want to be, even a dyslexic teacher! With knowledge, nothing can stop them!”
Alexia Touchstone
Corban University
“I want to be a teacher who is that constant, positive person in students’ lives. I want to show them that someone cares and through learning, they can achieve great things.”
Victoria Williams
George Mason University
“I want to take everything I’ve learned in my career as a therapist into the classroom. From the experience of working with special needs children and the knowledge I have acquired while in my teaching program, I wish to combine that knowledge to be the best teacher I can be.”