I created this journal so that I could talk, vent, give examples, work out and whatever else I feel like writing about at the time. I have kept a journal on LJ for nearly 6 years. That journal has been my way to vent about my troubles and just talk about what was (is) going on in my life. For this journal, however, I will keep it strictly for posting teacher/teaching/student related things.

Since I hope that people will be reading this I thought it best to introduce myself.

I went to Cal State Northridge (CSUN) for my undergraduate Bachelor’s degree. I received it in January 2007 in Journalism. While I was finishing my degree I decided that rather than writing professionally for a newspaper or magazine I’d be better off teaching. In 2004 I began a job as a teacher’s assistant. It was during that first year that I made my decision. I tried to switch my major to liberal studies but it was too late in the game for that. So I finished my BA and planned to begin the traditional credential program once I finished my BA.

It took me 3 semesters and a summer to complete my teaching credential. I did my student teaching in Kindergarten and in 4th grade; both were very good experiences. Although I believe my 3 years as a teacher’s assistant gave me more experience and more knowledge to become a teacher than my 18 weeks being a student teacher did.

I was granted my credential in June 2008 by the CDC. I have been applying for teaching jobs since I finished classes in May 2008. However, in this economy it’s been very difficult. I had one interview but was not chosen for the position. I now got a job to be a tutor for a well known tutoring company. It’s part time work but it has flexible hours and it’s a good environment. It will also help with my resume and padding it a little bit with more experience.