Hi, my name is Laura Slusher, and I am a senior. My major is Child Development with a concentration in language arts. I have always loved children, which is why I decided to become a teacher. I love young children, so I hope to teach kindergarten or first grade, but we'll see what happens. This past summer I worked at Childtime, which is a daycare, and I also babysat for a family that has a four year old and a two year old. I decided to take this class because I want to learn more about diverse literature than I previously learned in TE 348. I feel that it is extremely important for teachers to be educated about diverse literature in order to share what they know with the children they teach. I would like to know what the criteria is for quality diverse literature. I would also like to get ideas for books that will promote diversity in my own classroom library. I am excited about this class because I have always enjoyed reading, and I think the information I learn about diverse literaure will be beneficial to me.