The future rests on our shoulders The future of America depends on the children of this nation; to become intelligent and responsible adults we must start at the beginning of their learning experience. The reason I would like to be part of this process is because I look around and I myself see children disrespecting their elders like it's no big deal, and I hope to help them. The career I am considering would be as an elementary school teacher, and the reasons behind this would be the qualities of a teacher, helping America's future, and promoting academic diversity. The first reason I chose teaching was the qualities of a good teacher and the qualities that I personally encountered very closely. Some of the qualities of a good, successful teacher as stated by Chris Lehmann, the founding principal of the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia. Some of Mr. Lehmann's stated qualities of a good teacher would be a passion for teaching, a love for children, a passion for the subject, and a work ethic that doesn't give up. Of the twelve qualities that Mr. Lehmann recorded in a blog, I have only stated four. The reason I stated these four is because they all apply to me, ever since I was in high school I have helped teach dance to kids in my neighborhood and assisted in teaching at my dance school and loved it. It is an extraordinary feeling when you do a good deed and have the respect of the younger ones and some elders; I felt it when I taught, and every time I had to teach a class I would never be filled with fear or the feeling of not wanting to go and "waste" my time, as my friends said, on little children, no, I've never seen it this way. That's another thing, kids, I love kids and working with them. Every time... in the center of the card... I place children so that we can lay the foundations of equality. In my mind everyone is important for equality and although I was raised that way, I tried to fight myself every single step of the way and it seems to have worked for me. It was difficult, but it was worth it. As stated by Dr. Guofan Wan, "From current terrorist activities, racial conflicts and gender differences to bullies in school, most of them stem from misunderstanding and intolerance towards differences and diversities among people" (Wan 140) . So the problem is clear: Everyone assumes that people who are different from them are bad, and to make a change we have to start when they are young. Dr. Wan continues: “…educators in particular are faced with the task of preparing young people to live together in today's diverse global community harmoniously, successfully and productively” (Wan 140)