When I was in Kindergarten I wanted to be a teacher. I played school all of the time. I can remember my granddad playing in my room with me for hours. I loved it because I was in charge. I especially liked drawing on the chalkboard. My dad was a high school principal at that time and I always pretended to be teaching when I would go to his office and play while he did work at night.
Even though I am a teacher today, my degree is in Accounting. So, I did not start out my career thinking I would be a teacher. I returned to school after spending 2 ½ years in accounting to get my secondary education certificate. If I had to guess, I’d say that I will still be teaching in some capacity until I retire. However, I don’t know that it will be at Valley High School. Perhaps it will be teaching other teachers instead of teaching high school students. Just this year I took on a new role as a part-time instructional coach. I plan to take additional classes, read books, and be active on my professional social networks to gain insight and understanding of my new position and how I can best be successful.
