What Kind of Teacher Will I Be?

This recent column in the New York Times by Stanley Fish really got me thinking about what kind of teacher I want to, or can, be in Baltimore. How can I integrate all of the foundations that he talks about into my curriculum? Will I be allowed to try? What restrictions will this new shift towards standards and testing have on my ability to give my students a full education? Most importantly, does this argument even matter at the elementary level?

There are so many things that go into being an effective teacher, and I haven't even had my first attempt at accomplishing the bare minimum. It's so nerve-wracking that someone will actually give me human beings to teach.