As I take a moment to look back and reflect on the past month of being in Educ250, the thing that sticks out to me the most is a conversation we had during orientation about the requirements of professionalism. Although the discussion about professionalism during orientation is the most prevalent in my memory at the moment, I remember also talking about professionalism when we went over the standards in class. The need for teachers to be professional is referenced in Standard 1e, "Teachers demonstrate high ethical standards." During small discussions in class (usually via whiteboard tables with the people sitting near me) I have begun to "hash out" the link between professional teachers and successful students. If my goal as a teacher is to provide a safe and nourishing environment for all of my students, I must treat them all in a similar, professional manner. There must be no favoritism or partiality in my future classroom, despite the fact that I have always ...