As an educator I am one of the most influential people in the lives of kids as they grow up. Kids spend more amount at school than anything during the year which means that they are around educators more than anybody besides maybe their parents. That means that as educators we have a huge impact on what these kids are exposed to and model how they are supposed to act. I think that the largest thing educators can do for the common good is model what it is like to be a good person. I know that as I grew up I looked up to the teachers I had as role models for how to act. Thankfully I had some fantastic teachers who were able to instill good characteristics into me. As educators if we can model how to be a good role model we can help the common good. We can help kids who may not have good role models at home or who are not exposed to a lot of positive reinforcement get that. If we are able to do that it will change the lives of these students and allow them to become better people. That is how an educator can help the common good, change the lives of the students that walk through the door for the better.