Looking back on my university experience, perhaps the greatest lesson I have learned about teaching comes from Jesus Christ. He taught individuals, recognizing everyone as a real person with great potential. The prophet Joseph Smith also taught that every mind has room to learn. The public school teachers that I admire most are those who see potential in each student. I aspire to be the kind of teacher who looks for the good in my students, and gives opportunities for them to improve every time they set foot in my classroom.
Another belief that motivates my teaching is the sacredness of the human body. I believe that the body is a gift from God, and that mankind was created in the image of our Heavenly Father. Rachel Tomco, my anatomy professor, once said, "when we study the human body we are also studying the anatomy of the Gods. This knowledge is certainly humbling but it also inspires me to want to learn everything I can about the human form." I too am inspired by the human form and its endless capabilities for movement. A large part of my professional mission is to cultivate in young people a respect for their bodies. The Health Minor student in me can see an ideal world in which everyone fully respects the human body. If such a world could exist, all of the major high school problems would not exist: self-esteem would skyrocket, drug use and risky sexual behavior would be obsolete, social cliques would dissolve, and happiness would flourish! While our ever-changing world tries to degrade the human body, I will forever stand as an influence for respecting this miracle.
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Another belief that motivates my teaching is the sacredness of the human body. I believe that the body is a gift from God, and that mankind was created in the image of our Heavenly Father. Rachel Tomco, my anatomy professor, once said, "when we study the human body we are also studying the anatomy of the Gods. This knowledge is certainly humbling but it also inspires me to want to learn everything I can about the human form." I too am inspired by the human form and its endless capabilities for movement. A large part of my professional mission is to cultivate in young people a respect for their bodies. The Health Minor student in me can see an ideal world in which everyone fully respects the human body. If such a world could exist, all of the major high school problems would not exist: self-esteem would skyrocket, drug use and risky sexual behavior would be obsolete, social cliques would dissolve, and happiness would flourish! While our ever-changing world tries to degrade the human body, I will forever stand as an influence for respecting this miracle.
"The next time you look into the mirror, just look at the
way the ears rest next to the head; look at the way the hairline grows; think
of all the little hones in your wrist. It is a miracle. And the dance is a
celebration of that miracle."
-Martha Graham ("I am a Dancer," pg. 67)
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