In my experience as a student, I have had the pleasure of meeting many great teachers, many of whom have inspired me to pursue a career as a teacher. As an immigrant, I initially struggled with speaking and expressing myself due to the language barrier. My 5th grade teacher, Mr. Do, was one of the biggest reasons I gained the confidence to break out of my shell. Mr. Caswell, my high school physics teacher, introduced me to physics and I fell in love with the subject. These teachers, among many more, have shown me what teachers can do for students. Although teachers only have a small amount of time with any given student, they can have a massive impact on a student’s life. Whether it’s to make them feel more comfortable in their own skin or to make learning enjoyable for students, I want to positively impact students’ lives as much as possible, as my past teachers have done for me.

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Furthermore, physics can be a daunting subject for many people. I have often heard from students and my peers about how much they hate physics. Although this is an entirely different perspective from my own, maybe because it is especially different from my own perspective, I hope to make physics more approachable and fun for students. I have loved the subject ever since my first class in high school and I want to show students that it can be a very fun subject and is not all that scary if you approach it from the right angle.