My name is Lindsey and I am 21 years of age. Here at Valdosta State I hold leadership positions in two campus organizations, Chi Omega Fraternity and the Campus Activites Board. In Chi Omega, I was the chapter Secretary and now I am currently the chapter President. While I am not doing things for my sorority I am planning events for the Valdosta State student body as the Special Events Chair on the Campus Activities Board (CAB).
I was born New Orleans. Louisiana and I lived there for 12 years. And now for the past 9 years I have called Snellville, Georgia my home. I enjoy being independent here in Valdosta, but I miss my family very much. I also have an older sister who lives in Boston, and I only get to see her on holidays.
Who Inspired Me to Teach
As a child, I can remember always playing school in my bedroom and teaching to all my barbie dolls. While in New Orleans I attended Alice Harte Elementary School where for the most part I had great and memorable teachers. When I was in the sixth grade, I unfortunatly had a teacher who did not know how to teach the given material nor did she care about teacher her students. During that year I missed out on very important content and in the following years I had a lot of catching up to do. When I moved to Georgia, I attened Brookwood High School, and there I had a wonderful physics teacher. This certain teacher made learning a hard subject so fun and exciting! He had many different methods of explaining the topics and never once critizied a student if they did not understand instantly.
I had the opportunity to have the two extremes of teachers--the great and the bad. Both of these teachers inspired me to teach in their own different ways. I learn what works and what does not work in a classroom setting.
Why I Want to Be a Teacher
It was that year, 1996, that I made a promise to myself: I would never let anyone have a teacher who did not care about their job or have a teacher who was uneducated in the field of teaching. So I decied that if I became a teacher, I could help students have fun while they learned and want to continue in their education. The only positive thing that came out of that sixth grade year was a second grade teacher whose classroom was right next door. During that year I was able help in the classroom and I get a taste of how a real classroom was supposed to be managed. Also I was able to help students with their classwork and I had the satisfation of watching stuents learn what I was helping them with.
My Five Favorite Web Sites
I
love to watch the Atlanta
Braves
with my dad! We try to go to a game as often as possible!
I am proud to
call New Orleans
home! I try to visit many times a year because I miss my family,
friends, and the food!
I
am the President of Chi
Omega Fraternity! Being in this position has given me so
many opportunities for my
future!
I love the LSU Tigers, Geaux
Tigers! Since I was born in New Orleans ,
Purple and Gold is in my blood!!
I enjoy
learining about places abroad from Google.com!
One day I hope to travel the world, but for now I will do as much
research as I can on my favorite cities
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