Role of a teacher: relaying inspirationWho are we? What are we? Much of who we are was implanted in us as young children by teachers who cared enough to teach it to us. Throughout my life, my educators taught me many of the values ​​I have today. I learned to get along with my peers, to know right from wrong, and to realize that the best way to get what I wanted was to respect others first. The teachers I have had throughout my journey have inspired me to become a better person. They made me realize how much I want to be like them. I too want to help children realize their full potential. I want to be a person in their life that they can look back on and say helped me hope and strive for the best in myself. In today's society, there are so many distractions in students' lives. They have to deal with family trauma, drugs, extracurricular activities, finding their place in the world, peer pressure, work, etc. When all of these things are on someone's mind, it is often difficult to focus on schoolwork and rules. I want students to come to my classroom with the attitude that it is a place of refuge. I want them to forget about their busy lives and see that learning can be fun and interesting. I want to make them understand that school is not just a boring place where the cafeteria food is bad. I want them to be interested in finding something they love to do and maybe they can find their place in this world a little better. It is very difficult to make students understand how crucial education is. Especially in today's society. I want to try to increase their self-esteem so that they can become the people they want to be. I want to be involved in their lives, so maybe if they're having problems at home, they'll feel like they can come to me for comfort or help. There are a few teachers I could have turned to for help. I appreciate them now more than ever because they made me see hope in people. I want to be like them, if not better. In order to be the