I had amazing teachers through the public school system. I had many caring, creative, motivating teachers that inspired me to become a teacher myself.
While still enrolled high school, I was able to enroll in a course that allowed me to teach lessons to the in-school preschool. It was called Tots n' Teens Preschool, and during the semesters I was involved, I planned and taught short lessons, prepared snacks according to dietary guidelines, and learned skills in the teaching profession. This role confirmed to me that I wanted to be a teacher in a public school.
At the Senior Convocation, I was awarded the Future Teachers' Scholarship from the Ithaca Teachers' Association.