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7 years old |
September 2000 |
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About Me:
My name is Lezli.
I am an Early Childhood Education Major at Valdosta
State University (VSU). I was born, Lezli Renee Thomas, on September
19, 1973 in Louisville, Kentucky and grew up there until I was 7 years
old and then I moved to Miami, Florida where I lived until I was 14.
I moved back to Louisville and attended Jeffersontown
High School until I graduated in 1991. I finished one year of
college at Jefferson Community College (affiliate of University of Kentucky)
and in April of 1992 I married Ronald (Lee) Gill. He is in the Air
Force and our first base was in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where
our daughter, Leeza Marie Gill was born. We were there for about
2 1/2 years at which time we got stationed at Moody Air Force Base (Valdosta
area), Georgia. In September 1998 we moved to Andersen Air Force
Base in GUAM,
USA. I really loved it there.
It was an experience which will always be a great part of me. Please
visit our Family/Guam
page to see pictures of Guam. We were so lucky to
get stationed back here in Valdosta, Georgia because we own a house here
and I needed to get back to my education. I was at the end of my
Junior year at
VSU when we left
here for Guam. I attended one semester at the University
of Guam while I was there and then worked as a Teacher's Assistant
at Andersen Elementary School
(a
DODEA,
Department of Defense Education Activity, school). I worked with
a great teacher and 23 spectacular Kindergarten students. Now, I
am back at VSU and I am so happy to be finishing up my degree!
Why
I Want to Be A Teacher:
I
want to be a teacher because I want to make a difference. Even if
it is only one child, I will feel that I have accomplished something significant.
I know in my heart and soul that I will be a good teacher because I am
empathetic, sensitive and very caring. I remember being a child very
vividly and I remember some of the emotions and feelings of different stages
of my childhood. When dealing with children, it is not hard for me
to put myself in their place. I understand them and I will always
be willing to do what it takes to get through to them.
My
Inspiration:
For as long as I can remember
I have wanted to be a teacher. I think that I began to feel strongly
about it the summer after my 3rd grade year. My mother tutored and
taught me all summer because I had trouble reading and comprehending.
She called up the school system and ordered the 4th grade reading books
I would use the coming up year. We read some of the stories, wrote
about them and we wrote poems. It was because of this experience
with my mother that I became confident enough in school to think that I
was able to achieve instead of feeling defeated and hating school.
Up until then I had not had anyone take so much interest in me and my needs
when it came to learning. I wrote many more poems after that and
in Junior High School (Nautilus
Junior High School in Miami, Florida) I took a journalism course and
I wrote many poems for the school newspaper. "I was published!"
I feel that this was a huge turning point in my life and that it was the
beginning of my desire to become a teacher.
I collect pig figurines. They are in my kitchen, my living room, and now my bathrooms!
The following is a great site for Children's
Poetry. I love poetry, especially funny poetry. It's a great
way to entertain and get kids interested in writing!
I have been watching Soap Operas since I was a child. I think the reason that I like them so much is because they are an ongoing story. They are literally novels that last forever. I watch Young and the Restless, As the World Turns, and Days of Our Lives.
Bette Midler is my all time favorite singer! I have just about every one of her albums. My favorite songs of hers are Wind Beneath My Wings, From A Distance, Friends, and In My Life
I began reading V.C. Andrews Novels about eight years ago. I have read about every single series and can't wait until the next one comes out. Even though V.C. Andrews is dead, her legacy lives on. Her books are still being written and published.
V.C. Andrews
I also love to read Danielle Steel's novels. My favorite ones are The Ring, Granny Dan, Once in a Lifetime, Mixed Blessings, and Zoya.
Danielle Steel
I am an avid believer in the
Atkins Way of Life!
Georgia's
QCC's
This
is Georgia's Quality Core Curriculum
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