My top five values in ranking order, from Module 8.1 are: helping others, knowledge/ learning, self expression, time freedom, and decision making. Helping others would be the whole, entire main point of my mission. I have to have the knowledge to teach the kids and I have to make sure the kids are learning what i’m trying to teach. Lastly, I think it is super important to have self expression and love. In my mission statement I talk about how I want inspire others to believe in themselves and I think that can be found through confidence and being comfortable in your own skin, in your own way, expressing yourself. My passion is to help and inspire others to believe in their dreams, and more importantly in themselves.

     I think it is important for any person to love them-self the way they need to in order to have the confidence required to do what they want. I think one of leading causes for suicide, anxiety, depression, and any other illness is from the lack of self respect and self love. I think people with disabilities are beautiful on the inside and the outside and I want them to know how I feel, believe it, and feel it towards themselves too. My parents inspire me to be a better person and to help others because them, themselves, are super loving, caring, and compassionate people. Life gets hard but they never seem to stumble or fall short from it. I have looked up to them for eighteen years and I will continue to do so because I know if I follow their lead then I will have enough compassion to go into special education and achieve my goal.