“If you work with your hands, your head, your heart and your soul, you are an artist.”
- St. Francis of Assisi
HANDS: When teaching my first graders, I think about teaching and learning with my hands by providing activities that are hands-on. Students are more engaged in their learning when they can use their hands to discover, create and problem solve. As a teacher, I use my hands to be creative and experiment. I try to provide my students with experiences to build and polish their problem solving and critical thinking skills.
HEAD: I am always using my head to think about what is best for my students. I differentiate my lessons to meet the needs of my students at all levels. I am constantly thinking about the whole student and what they need socially, emotionally, and academically. I adjust my lessons based off of their needs and emotions during the day. I remind myself about what is important at particular times of the day- it is important to get through the math lesson or address the bullying issue going on in the classroom? I am constantly asking myself what can wait and what is important. 
HEART: One of the main reasons I became a teacher is because of the love I have for helping and working with people. I truly love my job and look forward to making a difference in people's lives. I use my heart every day to show my students and families that I care about each person I work with. I put my heart into my work by understanding other's feelings and trying to help them. I also accept everyone for who they are and try to teach my students to treat everyone with respect and kindness. We celebrate our differences and use them to teach one another about who we are. I truly love teaching and am passionate about helping others learn and reach their full potential. 
SOUL: I put my soul into my career as a teacher. I chose this career to make a difference and feel a level of fulfillment in my life. I believe I am here to help others and what better way to do that than to teach. Each day I come to work with excitement and happiness to see and teach my students. I believe that I am an important role model for my students and want to inspire them to be the best person that they can be. I take this into consideration in everything I do. I know that my students are always watching me to learn. Teaching has truly fulfilled my life and I could not have found a better career to make me happy and give my life meaning. 
First off, wow, you made this look like a professional post! You said all the things I was trying to say in mine. I wish I would have looked at yours first and then copied and pasted it into mine! You definitely are in teaching for all the right reasons, you students are lucky to have you as their teacher!
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