My mission as your teacher is to treat each and every one of you as if you were one of my own….
•To comfort you and console you when you need it
•To show you creative and divergent ways of thinking
•To assist you and guide you to improve not only your learning, but your organizational skills and study habits
•To nurture you with kind words that boost your esteem and self confidence
•To nourish your growling stomach if needed so that you can concentrate and be taught
•To construct and mold your character into a person that others aspire to be
•To enhance your vocabulary so that you can one day speak at a public event, give seminars around the country, or simply converse with friends
•To stretch and progress your writing skills to better augment your future as a newspaper journalist, doctor, teacher, or whichever profession draws you in
•To expect you to try your best at everything and remember that I want progress NOT perfection
•And finally, to make my classroom the fondest of your Middle School memories by adding humor, fun, generosity, kindness, critical and creative thinking, and last but not least respect to your everyday existence because YOU ARE one of my own….