Plan A for Irene Odei Siaw was to get an important office job that came with a fancy title and fancy high heels. Plan B, on the advice of her […] Read more: ‘Burdened with the Need’: Moreland Grad Seeks to Expand Access to Quality Education
Nate Howard’s journey into teaching wasn’t a conventional one. With an engineering background and experience in renewable energy, he had built a solid career in the U.S. But something was […] Read more: How Nate Howard Leapt Across Continents and Into Teaching
Coming out of college, Rabiah Gaskin was eager to launch her career as a graphic artist. She’d graduated with honors from Florida A&M University and loved every minute of the […] Read more: ‘This is What I Want to Do’: Florida Teacher Finds Dream Job in Art Classroom
Zorn Wyche tested a few different paths before finding his way to teaching. First, he was a pre-pharmacy major. That was a tumultuous period, to say the least. The program […] Read more: A Leap of Faith: From Pharmacy School to Teaching
For many educators, the journey to the classroom begins in childhood, inspired by a favorite teacher or a love of learning. But Samantha Gray’s path to teaching took a different […] Read more: A Career Change That Sparked Samantha Gray’s Teaching Passion
Growing up in China, Liqing Yu had an endless number of questions about the world around her, especially the things that she could touch and feel. “I used to be […] Read more: The Ripple Effect: Liqing Yu’s Lifelong Passion for Learning and Teaching
For Aparna Ganapathy, teaching is a family affair. Born and raised in South India, Ganapathy grew up around a family of educators, including her grandmother, so it was only a […] Read more: “Teaching is Not an Island”: Aparna Ganapathy’s Teaching Journey from India to the U.S.
It’s safe to say Binoli Patel had a lot on her plate while working to earn her professional Georgia teacher certification. She was searching for a stable job and working […] Read more: ‘Go For It’: Georgia Teacher Finds Career Growth in Education
“I was always getting fired.” That’s Katina Little’s first response when asked why she became a teacher. “I bounced from career to career for so many years.” Fired? “I can’t […] Read more: ‘I’m That Student’: Moreland Candidate Seeks to Empower Students with Nontraditional Backgrounds