My Life and its Impact
Welcome avid readers and individuals who are interested in a growing mind. This first, initial, post is about myself and how my past will impact my future teaching. As someone who grew up in a small, rural town in the middle-of-nowhere, Kansas, I am aware of how different my education was compared to peers of mine who got a city education. While attending Stafford High School, the average class size was 12-16 people, my graduating senior class was 15 people. Having so few students allowed for a few benefits to happen, we got more directed one-on-one attention in and outside of class, students and faculty could also form closer relationship which helped tremendously in learning, and lastly, students could get to know their peers on a deeper level than just names. I can still remember the names of everyone in my class and the classes around me. You may be wondering, “What does this have to do with my teaching in the future?” Well, I am glad you asked. This story is part of who I am...