I have learned a lot from this unit as a whole about personas and what a persona for a teacher must entail. I learned how we as teachers and future teachers must build our persona and work so that all students can benefit from it and how our persona can affect our students. Instead of thinking that personas are just something we do for the sake of acting professional, I learned that we do it to help others and it’s heightening our own personality traits as individuals and people as well as making it so we are able to be professional and not hurt the students or anyone else in our workspace and area. 

My teaching persona is something that I have been thinking about since before I started to take this class. I always knew that I wanted to be a more relaxed teacher and be able to do things to help my students by making it so I accept late work and am someone they won’t be afraid to ask questions to. This is because I want my students to not struggle with my class and be able to learn despite things like life happening and getting in the way. I also have a very hard time personally talking about my problems and what is going on in my life with teachers, so being able to have a safe space where students can ask questions and feel comfortable in, is my goal in life. My own teacher persona reflects that, I think. I have been trying to develop it so I can let loose some of my anxieties and my own hold on things so I can be this teacher when I’m older and have better education on the matter. I realize that I must be able to get better control of my emotions and how I handle things because of this goal, and I am doing my best to take steps towards that goal so I may be able to reach it and get the kind of classroom and learning environment I want my students to have.