Alana Pitts
Mercer University
“I want to be the teacher that encourages students to go above and beyond their limits. A teacher that not only pushes them to their full potential in academics but also as human beings in this society.”
Bridget Drain
University of Virginia
“I want to educate young minds, but more so, I want to mold good people with a strong sense of character, empathy, self-worth, and empowerment.”
Claire Halaka
Oregon State University
“I hope that by creating a classroom environment that is welcoming of questions and mistakes, I will help guide students to find the learning methods that work best for them as well as their passion to learn.”
Grace Liu
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
“Every student deserves to see and reach his or her potential. I want to be my students’ biggest fan and a mentor who guides them to the success of which I know they are capable.”
Hope Hanson
Florida Gulf Coast University
“Elementary education is the first and best opportunity to inspire a child to begin a lifetime of learning and to understand that education is the gateway to opportunity.”
Jessica Dannelley
University of Arizona
“I want to replicate the love of learning in my students as a teacher who develops the whole child cognitively, socially, physically, and emotionally.”
Joni Sheets
Kansas State University
“To be a great teacher, you must form strong connections with your students before you can focus on the content you want to teach them. If you do not establish that connection, then it will be really hard for the students to trust you and want to learn from you.”
Katie Buhler
Kansas State University
” I look forward to establishing a space which promotes freedom, collaboration, and innovation while it also instills respect among peers and colleagues.”
Quasha Graves
Northern Illinois University
“My dream is to be the educator who guides my students into the directions of wholeness, alignment, and success in all situations, conditions, and relationships.”
Victoria Schaaf
George Fox University
“I am a lifelong learner and I believe now is the time to learn a new field and begin a new journey as a full-time elementary school teacher.”