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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Westlake High School
Bachelor's Degree
Social Science Teacher Education
James Madison University
Graduate Degree
Secondary Education and Teaching
James Madison University
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:
Bachelor's Degree: Social Science Teacher Education
Graduate Degree: Secondary Education and Teaching
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
I had always done well in school, but began to struggle to keep up at the beginning of my freshman year of high school.
2.
I was tested for a number of things and it was discovered that I had dyslexia.
3.
With support now put in place, I was able to thrive throughout the remainder of high school.
4.
I was accepted into and decided to attend James Madison University.
5.
I studied at JMU for five years and earned a bachelors in Social Science and a Masters in the Arts of Teaching.
6.
I began teaching at Broadway High School and remained there for the next nine years. In this time, I was involved in a number of school activities and taught a number of social studies classes.
7.
I decided it was time to move back home to be closer to family and was lucky enough to secure a teaching position in Comal ISD.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Society in general:
Teaching doesn't actually make a difference in this day in age, kids don't need to learn what we're teaching, and this generation doesn't want to learn from us anyway.
How I responded:
I have learned that the current generation is filled with ideas and questions and a drive to do better than the generations that came before them. Every day in the classroom, I see a generation who wants to work to make the world a better place by learning as much as they can and applying the lessons they learn from us to real world problem/solutions.