Academic learning must begin with motivation and inspiration. Students deserve an educator's passion for both the subject at hand and active learning as a whole. To achieve active learning, a teacher must demonstrate enthusiasm and express confidence in the students' abilities to learn and be successful. Discussions, projects, and experiments ensure student achievement and allow students and the teacher to discover individual student's preferences and strengths. I believe that all children have the ability to learn and the right to a quality education.
 
In choosing to become a teacher, I have made the commitment to myself and my future students to be the best academic, personal, and ethical role model I can be. It is my goal to have a mutually enriching teaching career by keeping an open mind and continually communicating with my colleagues and students. - Michelle Macedo