This blog is starting as an assignment for my last class scheduled in graduate school before I become a bona fide teacher. I am a non-traditional student, at least that's what I tell everyone. It's true though. I started out college, many moons ago, thinking I wanted to be a nurse. When after one year my grades didn't reflect that process, I needed to rethink what I wanted. I started by having a family. During that time I worked on my Associates Degree and finished with a degree in Disabilities Services. That seemed like a good start. I had been teaching by that point in many different areas. I was a swim lesson instructor, a coach and taught for the Red Cross. Teaching seemed natural. Still I slowly progressed into a Bacherlor's Degree in Sociology. That doesn't get a person many places other than a true understanding and now I have found it most useful.
When my family broke up I was left with a couple of degrees that didn't do much and no job. I started working in the school district as a paraprofessional in a Behavior Focus classroom. I finally found something I loved. So I started by part time to get my education degree and found I needed a Master's to do that. Being a student for so many years has only taught me that it is indeed possible to teach an old dog new tricks. I will be graduating from college, figuring out my life plans, at the same time that my oldest graduates high school and starts to figure out his.
I'm hopeful that I can share a bit of insight with my life experiences. I'm hopeful that I can gain even more from the students that I share classes with and the students that I will one day teach.
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