“Education is a companion no misfortune can depress, no
crime can destroy, no enemy can alienate, no despotism
can enslave, at home a friend, abroad an introduction:
in solitude a solace, and in society an ornament. It
chastens vice, it guides virtue, it gives, at once grace
and government to genius. Without it, what is man? A
splendid slave, a reasoning savage.” -- Joseph Addison
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I graduated from
Valdosta State University in December 2000 with a Bachelors of
Arts in Philosophy and a minor in International Studies.
During my undergraduate college career, I actively participated
in several clubs and organizations, including Honors Program,
Debate Club, Student Government, International Students
Association, which made me into a very active student committed
to education. Meanwhile, I maintained a high
3.5 GPA, developed my speaking skills as a debater and presenter
and stood up for the cause of education in every moment of my
academic career. Upon graduation, I went overseas to teach English
as a Second Language in Japan as an exchange teacher, and
continued to represent Valdosta and VSU everywhere I traveled.
After 2 years of teaching abroad in Asia, I realized that
Teaching would be my passion in life. I came back home to
Valdosta to fill in as an ESL teacher for VSU International
Programs for 2 years while pursuing an ESOL teaching certificate
with the Education Department. Along the way, I enrolled in a
Masters Degree Program from the Political Science Department in
Public Administration, and through the way of a graduate
assistantship, I currently started work as a mentor in the
Graduate School, specializing in assisting and tutoring incoming
Graduate students in improving their test-taking skills and
scores on the GRE, MAT, and GMAT. As VSU grows in enrollment
(VDT, Tuesday, 8/17/04, Pg. A1), better scores on standardized
tests like the GRE, MAT and GMAT will guarantee and contribute
to higher educational standards.
 I
believe in higher education, and I hope to continue to pursue my educational goal
of attaining the highest educational degree possible in the
field of education and public policy and administration.
My best current teaching work can
be seen within my instruction in following teaching capacities
at Valdosta State University:
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