First and foremost, it has been a long journey to discover my educational and career goals. I was one of those individuals who got a little side tracked and enjoyed the college life too much. After trying to walk-on the soccer program my freshman year at North Texas State/UNT, being put on academic suspension at Texas Tech, and working odd jobs just to make ends meet, I finally grew up. I got my life in gear, got married and started my college education in 2001. Six years later, after working full-time and going to school part-time, I finally received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Communications from UTA (Arlington) in the spring of 2007. As far as continuing a higher level of education, my plan is to receive a master’s degree in Education (M.Ed.T.) and teach Speech and coach soccer at the Secondary level.
In a professional working environment, my background was in the freight industry. I was a supervisor for Emery Worldwide for 5 years. I decided that was too much stress and worked as a customer service freight agent at Forward Air for 3 years. During this time, I was 30 years old and always lurking in the back of my mind, was to teach and coach young individuals. After finally leaving the freight industry in 2004, I found my niche in something I enjoyed doing everyday, substitute teaching. Since 2004, I’ve been substitute teaching at Fort Worth ISD and I have to say that substituting is an excellent job for college students who either want to pursue a career in Education or just maintain a part-time job for several semesters.
In any educational course, not just EDUC 5329, I would love to learn teaching strategies, managing intercultural classroom environments, and a teacher’s role in the classroom. I would also like to be more informed on classroom instruction and curriculum. Upon finishing the 15 hours of certification requirements, I hope that classes like EDUC 5329 will give me the proper tools to make my educational career a success.
