Educationally Speaking

I've created this blog as an endeavor in my Masters program through Michigan State University. I will finish up this summer and I am very excited about putting all my new found tricks and education into practice. Currently, I have earned a Masters in Curriculum through Michigan State University and have a Bachelors of Arts in French through Grand Valley State University.

I am a very happily married, mother of three. My children are 4, 6 and 8 (well in 2 weeks.) As my children progress through the school system I find my philosophy and teaching style changing. It's a good change. My husband is an environmental engineer and I have no idea what he really does. I just tell my children Daddy is a scientist that asks like a cop for Mother Nature.

This is my 10th year of teaching. OH MY GOLL! To begin I taught 5-6 ELL and worked in the migrant camps teaching adults to speak English. That was a completely rewarding job. Next, I taught ELL and had forty-four students from 14 different countries. I had a total of 16 language in my one classroom. It was crazy madness and we laughed constantly. Laughter seems to be a common language when faced with communication issues. From then on I've been teaching 3rd graders and adoring every second of it. Third graders are at a perfect age for learning...everything is fun....and behavior really isn't a problem yet. Not to mention every 3rd grader still thinks his or her teacher is perfect....even though I constantly forget where a comma goes...is it inside or outside of the parenthesis!

I am a happy person.
Stacy