I believe that as a teacher, my main objectives are to produce students who enjoy the achievement of finding solutions to problems and creating members of society who look at the world a little differently more critically and with more confidence.  I do not see my students as static individuals that view my class as the completion of tasks, but I see them as dynamic human beings that strive for achievement and growth.

I understand that each child I will encounter will be unique.  Each child will enter my classroom with their own set of knowledge and experiences.  Therefore, I must prepare myself to respond effectively to a variety of personalities, attitudes, motivation levels and learning styles on a continuous basis.

I believe that it is my responsibility to make my enthusiasm for the subject matter contagious to my students.  I want my students to enjoy business and technology.  Further, I want them to enjoy the personal accomplishments related to problem solving and individual thinking.  In order to do this, I believe that I must take a personal interest in the success of each child.  I must understand how each of my students learn, what each studentâs developmental, emotional, social and cognitive readiness levels are and what it is that motivates them.  With this knowledge, I must be sensitive and flexible in my curricular planning, instructional strategies and assessment methods in order to enhance the learning of my students.

I believe that the teacher-student relationship is not an authoritative relationship, but it is a reciprocal relationship.  By this I mean that the teacher should act more as a facilitator, and teacher-student relationships should be built upon mutual respect and trust.

I believe that it is my responsibility to enhance the communication skills of my students.  Not only will I model the strategies myself, but I will also hold my students responsible for exhibiting strategies such as appropriate uses of eye contact, clarifying questions, collecting and responding to feedback, observing non-verbal messages, displaying positive and productive teamwork, and by not using sarcasm in my classroom.  Pertaining to the subject matter, I also expect my students to be able to communicate their understanding of abstract, technical problems both verbally and in writing.

Overall, I believe that a teacher is the most powerful element in the classroom, and with that, comes much responsibility.  Teachers, therefore, have two choices.  They can either use their power to intimidate and inhibit, or they can use their power to inspire and engage.  I choose the latter.