Education is vitally important for everyone. The young students I will teach at the high school have their lives and careers ahead of them and it is the duty of teachers to help them reach their potential. Each student is a unique person and deserves respect. I will treat each student with respect and help them reach their potential. There are different methods for teaching students and although sometimes a teacher must teach from the start in formal instructions, they must be a facilitator who helps students develop their thinking and learning. I believe that the teacher can also learn from his students and does not need to consider himself better than the young people. Students have often surprising opinions and ideas about different subjects and I believe a teacher should be a facilitator of critical thinking. I originally went back to school to get my teaching certificate because I wanted to teach German in a high school. I was able to be a long-term substitute teacher with all classroom responsibilities, from planning lessons to teach 141 students in six different classes, to assessing students. Levels ranged from German 1 to German 3. I had little to no teaching help, other than the main language teacher who said he didn't use the book because it was too confusing. was an older edition and placed too much emphasis on vocabulary and grammar. I was able to get to know the young men and women a little and teach them German with varying degrees of success. Some were excellent in the new language, while others didn't do as well, and I was often able to discover that their less-than-satisfactory grades had different causes, such as problems in the middle of the test. .... review better teaching methods and ideas. Studying English showed me that, provided someone hired an older person with an accent for this job, I would actually enjoy teaching it to young people and would enjoy the discussions and in-depth insights. conversations, which cannot be had when students are beginners in a new language. Having been a preschool teacher for many years and having taught reading to many children, I am really looking forward to being able to go to the classroom again. Although I may not be the best teacher, I felt that over all the years, including my time teaching German, I was able to make a difference in life of certain students, however small it may be. I believe everyone should be able to realize their potential and become a valued member of our society, and I hope I can help facilitate that potential..