Mr. Hanson was Cody Kater's favorite teacher who treated all students equally while keeping classes interesting and approachable; this positive influence motivated Cody to become a middle or high school teacher to spread knowledge to others and serve as a role model, such as through becoming a physical education teacher who is professional yet builds lifelong friendships with students.

1. TEACHING
Cody Kater

2. FAVORITE TEACHER
• Mr. Hanson
• He treated all of his students the same while
keeping class interesting. He made his students feel
that they could go and ask him anything while
being very professional. He didn’t always teach by
the book but you were able to learn any subject he
was teaching being math, history, or physical
education. He was overall a great role model.

3. WHY I WANT TO BE A TEACHER
• I want to be a teacher so I am able to spread what
I know to others. I want to teach in middle school or
high school because I feel like that is when young
people need to learn from good role models and
their experiences. I also want to be able to interact
with young people as I grow old and share my life
experiences so they in turn can learn and grow
from them as well.

4. WHAT KIND OF A TEACHER
• I want to be a physical education teacher and
coach. I want to be a teacher that is professional
and the students respect myself for that. I also want
to be a teacher that grows friendships with the
students that can last a lifetime.