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I was born.
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My first formal schooling experience was at Truman Elementary. Truman was in the Pacific School District in Pacific, MO.
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Kindergarten through second grade was spent at St. Bridget of Kildare. It was a small catholic school in Pacific, MO.
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In first grade my grandma began tutoring me in reading and writing. She taught high school English for 42 years and largely responsible for me learning how to read.
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In second grade I had one of the most negative experiences with a teacher in the history of my education. She was a first year teacher with a classroom of second and third graders, as a result she seemed very overwhemed and in the midst she was not very professional. On several occassions she seemed to give up on explaining things to me and called me retarded infront of the class, in the end my reading took a hit.
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The summer before third grade I attended a tutoring program through Webster University to recieve help with reading from trained reading specialist.
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In third grade I had my favorite teacher Mrs. Huelsman. It was her last year teaching but she was always entergetic and enthusiastic in her teaching. She made the move much easier!
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After moving from Grey Summit to St. Louis I began attending Barretts Elementary in Parkway School District. It was a big shift to go from a small Catholic school to a very large public school.
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To counter balance my faorite teacher, in forth grade I had my least favorite teacher. Ms. Masey missed a lot of school days and gave the class at least 2 hours of homework each night.
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Sixth grade through eigth grade were spent at Parkway South Middle in the Parkway School District.
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In the Parkway School District all the six graders go on a week long trip to camp Lakewood. Some of the classes were damn building, horse back riding, compassuse, eco-geo, and team building activities
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I spent all four years of high school at Parkway South High in the Parkway School District. South High is the largest school in the district and had approximently 2,100 students.
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The summer between my freshman and sophomore year I studied abroad in Costa Rica. For six weeks I went to school, stayed with a family, and explored the country while practicing my Spanish.
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This time I returned to Outdoor School with the same teachers but this time as a counselor. I led a cabin of eleven sixth grade girls through daily lessons. (I did this for three consecutive years. sophomore year - senior year)
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The summer between my sophomore year and junior year I attended summer school. During summer school I took a strength and conditioning PE class and a health class, this allowed me to take all my necessary classes, Spanish, and choir during the regular year.
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Sophomore year of high school I had my favorite teacher in high school, Mrs. Bouslog. She was extremely encouraging when it came to my reading, writing, and pretty much anything else I did.
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Peer Teachers attended seventh grade classrooms once a week for the month of February to teach; stay connected, be unique, be responsible, and have integrity. (I did this for two consecutive years. junior year - senior year)
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The summer between my junior year and senior year I went to Peru with eleven different students. For one week I lived with a family and attended a school. And then for the second week we travelled around going to Machu Pichu and Lima.
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Second semester senior year I cadet taught with my English 2 teacher, Mrs. Bouslog. While in the classroom I was able to do little task to help Mrs. Bousog but also assisted students with their writing and reading.
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I graduated from Parkway South High with a class of over 500.
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I'm hoping to get a major in Elementary Education and a minor in Spanish here at Coe College
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Officially started in the Education Program :)
