I sit here amazed at what I get to do for a living…. not what I have to do or what I do cause it makes money (as it doesn’t pay well), but what I get to do. I studied to be an elementary school teacher. My worst subject in school was always math. I never understood, never really enjoyed it, and it was always hard for me from elementary school and even through college. I am a living testimony to overcome a challenging topic. I failed a math course in high school. I struggled at the concepts. I barely passed some of my courses that were math related. However, I graduated from high school and college and moved on to be a teacher to inspire others. I work for Sylvan Learning Center which is a nation wide tutoring company. We jut had Pi day. To celebrate Pi day, students got to spend their tokens on Pie for their favorite outstanding math teacher. (ONLY MATH AND ONLY IF THEY CHOOSE TO) some students choose to participate and others did not. Now, every other teacher nominated for this was their classroom math teacher whether that was a current math teacher or a previous math teacher, none the less, it was their own math teacher. Well, I work with a young fourth grader every Wednesday for the past six months. She without telling me nominated me. She wrote in and the picture above shows what she wrote. I am still amazed by this. To think of where I came from with my own math journey through the many nights of tears of not getting it. To having my guidance counselor tell me that I was border line of graduating from high school to having a professor in math in college tell me I would not become a math teacher because I struggled with concepts and here I am. I have overcame that. I am inspiring others. IT is such a blessing to me. When I got this award and she handed it to me, tears welled in my eyes to think of where I had come from to here. This student is similar to me in her math. I am able to be with her and help her understand the concepts by breaking them down for her. I am blessed to journey with this student. I am honored, humbled, and grateful for this.
Overcoming 