Claire is passionate about achieving her long time ambition of teaching elementary students through an intersectional lens, teaching them virtues such as kindness, acceptance, and perspective. Claire wants to make sure children develop their own moral philosophy and set of values that can make their community, and entire world, a better place. It is important to to Claire that she instills righteousness in children. Her goal is to become an elementary school teacher in a low income area after she receives her degree at the University of Oregon. Her mother has worked at Davis Elementary School in Troutdale, Oregon for fifteen years where most of the children and their families have suffered from poverty. She and her mother believe that the only way to make a change for the better is to be educated and open-minded. Overall, she believes an excellent education is needed for everyone, including teachers who need to inspire children to want to learn. Claire wants to be a well informed teacher with a developmentally appropriate practice. She believes education is the only realistic way to reach greatness and carry out change. She is inspired by the words of Nelson Mandela who stated that “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Claire’s feelings towards education truly have fueled her passion for achieve her goals. Education gives her hope everyday that young minds are growing and learning and that the world will improve through their efforts, as well as her own.

To learn more about Claire as an educator, visit her scratch project: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/217483154/