Sometimes, in Sheila Durk’s childhood home, the electric company would cut the power. Sometimes, there was no food in the fridge. Durk and her siblings made sure they always ate the […] Read more: Missouri Teacher Finds New Adventure in Africa
Gigi Zahir had already invested months of her time and hard-earned money into a teacher certification program. She’d done all the coursework online while living in Saudi Arabia, only needing […] Read more: How Gigi Zahir Rebounded from a Setback in Her Teaching Career
With two parents who were teachers, I have been in classrooms my whole life. I had been teaching in classrooms across Asia and Europe for more than 10 years by the time I started to consider a professional license. I had a bachelor’s […] Read more: Why I Didn’t Want to Go to Moreland
When Molly La Pan was in kindergarten, she would come home from school every day and play — more school. She labeled all her books with sequential numbers and “Ms. Anderson” (her maiden name). Then she’d grab her little brother, […] Read more: From Playing School to Certified Teacher with an M.Ed.
In 2017, just a few weeks into working as a teacher at an international kindergarten in China, Lawrence Edmonds found himself in an unusual meeting with three of his Chinese colleagues. “There was [another] man sitting over to the side and they […] Read more: Why TEACH-NOW was ‘an Asset’ in Lawrence Edmonds’ Global Teaching Journey
The path to the classroom isn’t always a straight line. Just ask Rafael Serna, who has spent 30 years working in education, even if it wasn’t always as a teacher. […] Read more: How Lifelong Learning Led Rafael Serna to a Career in Teaching
Frederick Imadonmwinyi originally set out to be an electrical engineer, but by the time his undergraduate years were ending, he realized he didn’t have a passion for the profession. “When […] Read more: ‘I Needed to Be Where People Were’: How Frederick Imadonmwinyi Became a Teacher
Changing careers or finding a way to meaningfully enhance your professional skills can be a big task. For people becoming teachers, it can involve unexpected turns and the realization that […] Read more: From Psychology to Pedagogy: How Dr. Eddie Johns Found Empowerment in Teaching
It is rare for a university student to believe in their school’s mission so deeply that they return not just as an alum, but as an employee. That is the […] Read more: From Skeptic to Staff: Jon Dickerson’s Journey in Education