King/Drew Magnet High School Of Medicine And Science

Ms. Rebecca Salen, English Teacher

The Philosophy of Teaching in Room 306

The power of education, the power of empowering the youth with a voice that allows them to go out into the world and defy every stereotype that the world has of them has become more than a mission, but a passion; it is the green light that keeps me beating on. It’s a lofty goal: one that keeps me awake at night, but I believe in all of my students so very much that I keep pushing forward with the belief that each one of them is a beacon of change.

I am always working to be a better teacher and always challenging myself the same way I challenge all my students. Every morning, when I drive into the sunrise down the 105 freeway towards King/Drew, I know that I have been blessed to be somewhere so amazing and to have the opportunity to be a teacher at King/Drew; it is a gift that I cherish and hold onto tightly and take very seriously.

When our students walk through the doors of King/Drew and Room 306, I want them to be challenged, thinkers, scholars, and pushed intellectually. I will constantly challenge my students, but never will I give them the impossible; my job is not to watch them fail; my job is to help them leave Room 306 better than they were.