A New Adventure Awaits
I have always been an educator at heart, I loved being in my classroom teaching and learning from my students. My passion has always been the young learners....hence the blog name 😊 The last 10 years have been spent in both the private and public Pre-K and Kindergarten classrooms.
One day I realized that I had become too comfortable just teaching within the four walls of my classroom. The relationships that I had formed with my students when they were with me carried on even when they moved on. Not only did I maintain relationships with them but I had an innate ability to form relationships with their older siblings, cousins, you name it. It wasn't until I saw the impact that I was having outside my classroom that I understood what people had been telling me all along....I WAS A BORN LEADER!
I decided to take a chance on myself and apply to become a principal fellow at NC State University. This was my second time applying and I was a little discouraged from not getting in the first time. But it all worked out because shortly after applying the first time, I found out that I was pregnant with my third child. God knew it would be hard for me to focus with a newborn so he allowed that door to close.
God's timing is the best timing and this year I reapplied and GOT IN!!! I was so excited to be one of the chosen few. I am enjoying the program so far, it is really opening up my eyes to social justice and the importance of self reflection and building relationships. I look forward to seeing exactly where this journey will take me and I am making sure to enjoy every moment along the way!
Now, I will leave you with my first Thompson Tidbit..
One day I realized that I had become too comfortable just teaching within the four walls of my classroom. The relationships that I had formed with my students when they were with me carried on even when they moved on. Not only did I maintain relationships with them but I had an innate ability to form relationships with their older siblings, cousins, you name it. It wasn't until I saw the impact that I was having outside my classroom that I understood what people had been telling me all along....I WAS A BORN LEADER!
And so my journey begins...
I decided to take a chance on myself and apply to become a principal fellow at NC State University. This was my second time applying and I was a little discouraged from not getting in the first time. But it all worked out because shortly after applying the first time, I found out that I was pregnant with my third child. God knew it would be hard for me to focus with a newborn so he allowed that door to close.
God's timing is the best timing and this year I reapplied and GOT IN!!! I was so excited to be one of the chosen few. I am enjoying the program so far, it is really opening up my eyes to social justice and the importance of self reflection and building relationships. I look forward to seeing exactly where this journey will take me and I am making sure to enjoy every moment along the way!
Now, I will leave you with my first Thompson Tidbit..
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