Thank you to my parents who read to me every night when I was younger, who taught me the importance of education, and for the million other opportunities you gave me. 

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Thank you to my MTC professors - specifically Dr. Mullins, Dr. Sweeney, and Dr. Monroe - who never doubted I could be a teacher even if I did. They challenged me to persevere and find my own solutions to various problems I faced in the classroom.

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Thank you to Mrs. Greene, Mrs. Barnard, Mr. Williams, Mrs. Farris, Mrs. Brouks, and my other elementary/secondary teachers who inspired me as a student and were my role models in my first two years of teaching.

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And finally, thank you to my friends, both inside and outside of MTC, who never judged me when I complained about my worst days of teaching but also helped me laugh about what happened within my classroom (although it may not have been funny at the time!).