I tell them how my parents have spoken to me all my life. I stress the importance of education and going to college. I am aware that it is important to share cultural experiences, using diverse backgrounds, values ​​and experiences that students and teachers bring to the classroom to broaden our understanding of how our society works. My life experiences have always been positive. My mother is a teacher and my father is a historian. They have always provided me with culturally relevant life experiences and exposed me to many different things. I keep all of this in mind every day in my classroom and when planning. When I plan field trips, I think about the places and things that I enjoyed as an elementary school student and continue to enjoy. I talk with my students about these experiences and there is always some type of homework related to the field trip. I give students many real-world word problems to solve and teach financial literacy mini-lessons to help my students understand how important math is in the daily life of a citizen of our country.