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I graduate high school unsure of my life direction. Favorite subjects: History and foreign language
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Entered Cedarville University as a Spanish major, switched to History after learning Spanish would take me six years!
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After four years of study, I graduate with a license to teach. I decide to stay in Ohio and look for a job. yikes.
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I spend 16 months looking for that elusive first job. After applying to 45 school systems and working 4 part time jobs, I decide Ohio is not for me.
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I get married to another teacher! My new wife, Danielle, and I are BOTH unemployed teachers. We decide to leave Ohio for the great state of Virginia to take a job offer.
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Start my first year as a full time teacher at Greenbrier Christian Academy. I will stay there for two great years, getting some much needed experience.
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I begin the long road to earninga Masters degree in Instructional Design And Technology from ODU.
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I decide I can "make a difference" in an urban/low income public middle school. I spend two awful years getting valuable experience. Then I bail...
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I attempt to balance teaching, Masters studies, and National Board certification. Big mistake.
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I resign from the urban system after completing my second year. I risk unemployment in order to find a better system. And boy do I luck out...
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I am loving the VA Beach experience!
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Rough but worth it.
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Tough, but worth it.
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Begin eteacher courses. So far so good.
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I just began the looooong journey to a PhD in Curriculum and Technology from the College of William and Mary. Who knows what the future holds...