 My name is Jessica Dagon and I am a primary school teacher. My teaching journey so far, I applied for the Pell Duncan Teaching Scholarship. From there I decided I wanted to go rural and applied for the Beyond the Range Scholarship. Then I went remote and now I'm back here in Brisbane at Greenbank State School. The Pell Duncan Scholarship enables my permanency within Education Queensland. Going out remote purely for me was to be able to have the experience and have the growth that you wouldn't get in the city. It's one of those experiences you hold with you for the rest of your career. The kids are so full of life. Coming to school every day is the highlight of their day. You become their little world. The kids that I've worked with are really intelligent in so many different ways and they have so much to give to life. It's about activating those parts of their intelligence and showing them what they can do with it. For me that's been the biggest part of being an Indigenous teacher. To someone considering a career in teaching, don't sell yourself short by not going to a remote location because it will make you a better teacher. It's not one of those same mundane kind of jobs. It's making you grow and making the children around you grow as well. And it's an inspiring place to be in life to be able to make that difference.