The students in my school are very bright. They may be limited in some skills, due to lack of effort, but they catch on very quickly. Many of my students, roughly 85%, come from very low income families. However, their parents are still very committed to their education and believe that our school can offer them their best chance at success. Many of our students are deeply intrigued by technology, and it is an extremely vital part of their lives and the future. The students deal with many significant life changes that most adults never have to live through and still manage to keep their heads up high. Sometimes their inability to control their lives and the people in them, causes my students to feel frustrated, which is a natural reaction when things are out of your control. That being said, I would love for them to feel as if they were in control of their own learning, in my classroom.

My students are surrounded by technology, constantly, in their everyday lives. Whether it's their parents' smartphone or their own personal devices.

I think that it's important for my students to understand how to use technology wisely, how to utilize resources on the internet, and how to integrate technology to communicate with our global society.

If my students have access to more technology in the classroom, I will be able to give them the ability to realize the power of knowledge we have in our current time.

If I can supply my students with meaningful activities through technology, I can also provide them with smaller group sizes. There is a direct correlation between student-teacher ratios and student understanding. That being said, if I have more activities to engage them with, outside of my main small group, I can give my students the one-on-one attention the deserve.