I’m not going to be the teacher I was meant to be; I’m going to be the teacher I need to be.

A reflective statement about teaching identity and practice, emphasizing adapting one’s approach to current students and circumstances rather than adhering to an idealized or predetermined model of what a teacher should be.

The speaker is choosing responsiveness and growth over fixed expectations, suggesting that effective teaching comes from meeting present needs and evolving with experience rather than trying to match an imagined “perfect” version of oneself.