User talk:Eclau003

Hi Erica! We are kind of in the same place, I'm 23 and a first year undergraduate at ODU. I want to teach younger children though. I am a leader at my church right now for 6th-8th graders and it is very challenging. A lot of the kids are very negative. I used to lead 1st graders which is much easier. How are you able to connect so well with the middle ages of kids? I feel like there is this huge gab sometimes. i think it is awesome that you want to bring a very positive environment to kids, especially respect for one another. I find my kids tend to put each other down and think less of themselves, and they seem surprised when I tell them otherwise. We need more teachers in the world that will believe in children and their abilities.

Lairangel7 (talk) 18:41, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Hello there Erica. That is pretty cool that you can connect with 5th graders. I hope to teach middle school age as well because I feel like I can connect with them too. I really like that you believe that any kid can do whatever they want. That is a quality that makes a great and successful teacher. It is nice that you will use your past history in church to teach some of the ideas of Christianity. Good luck with the rest of the semester and can not wait to read your articles. Rreev002 (talk) 23:43, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Thank your for responding to my page. I was misunderstood however. I did not live in Alaska. My husband was just stationed there a year ago and I decided to stay here and finish school while he is there. I will be visiting there next summer and am very excited to see what it is like there.BCollier (talk) 01:41, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikibooks, Eclau003!