The department of History and Political Science has helped me immensely in my teaching career. The courses I took in American government and American history have prepared me to guide my students through their upcoming mock election. Additionally, the classroom experience and personal relationships I formed with the professors in the department helped me become the teacher that I am. They not only taught me the content I need to teach, but each of them taught me what it means to be passionate, enthusiastic, and a caring educator and I hope to share that same passion, enthusiasm, and support with my own students.