This website is my professional portfolio. I am a student at Minnesota State University, Mankato and will be graduating December of 2009. I am originally from Holland, a small town in southwest MN . growing up on a farm taught me a strong work ethic and much needed patience. I hope that after checking out my portfolio this will give you a better insight into who I am as a teacher, how I will teach my class, and what my lesson plans will look like.