My name is Hafiza Karim (Ha-fee-zah Ca-reem) I am an educator with a passion for the safety and well-being of ALL children. Educating young minds is a major task that cannot be taken lightly. It is full of struggles, worries, and responsibilities. However, it is a wonderful task to endure. I extremely believe that all children are capable of learning, if they have the right amount of motivation and guidance from their teachers. I want to create a classroom that is a safe learning environment for all. If students do not feel safe in my classroom, whether it is emotionally, physically, or socially, their defense systems will trigger and learning will decrease tremendously, if not shut down all together. It is very crucial to me that my students, as well as their parents, other teachers, administrators, and people in the community, see me as someone they can approach, who will be fair and open.
"Once children learn how to learn, nothing is going to narrow their mind. The essence of teaching is to make learning contagious, to have one idea spark another." -Marva Collins
