Goal:              To teach children to the best of my abilty.  To be a succeessful leader and role model in the classroom.  To be
                          a true friend and a guide to my students and prepare them successfully for the future ahead.

Objectives:     To give 110% every day I am teaching in the classroom.  Every student I encounter will succeed in some area
                          or another.

Background:    I have had two pracitcum classes so far, one in a daycare center and other in a second grade classroom. I
                          was in a daycare center facility on the University of Michigan-Dearborn Campus where I worked with
                          children from ages two through five.  I also spent some time at McDowell Elementary School in Taylor,
                          Michigan.  At McDowell, I worked with second graders and I was able to observe and activiley participate
                          with the children in their normal school environment.  Finally, I also have coached the Brownstown Middle
                          School seventh grade cheerleading team.  I was coach in the Fall and Winter of 2002.  Unfortunaltey because
                          I am a full time student, I was only able to coach for one year.  However, I do intend to continue to coach
                          after I graduate from the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Futrue Plans:   When I do become a teacher, I will be certified to teach Kindergarten through eigth grade.  The philosophy I
                         believe in is the Construcitivist approach.  My classroom will be the opposite of the type of classroom that I
                         experineced in elementary and middle school.  The desks will be in groups instead of in rows and the students
                         will learn from and from their inquiry based experiences.  The students will engage in many group projects and
                         activities that will in return help them develop social skills and the importance of being able to work with other
                         people.