The teacher’s role is to build a relationship with each student as an individual while continuing to guide and support them into the future. I believe that each student must grow as an individual through lessons that don’t only teach basics for a grade level but also allow the student to develop their own identity and opinions. In my classroom, each student will be entitled to having their own ideas. Students should be able to come to a classroom everyday feeling confidence that what they believe or what they say will be respected by all their classmates. Students should be able to trust their teacher and peers. I will create a safe and supporting environment.