I Made It!

The day finally arrived.  You are looking at a young teacher who has received her Masters of Arts Education as a Reading and Writing Specialist!  It took two full years, 10 courses, 1 research proposal, countless papers and projects, hundreds of hours, 80 chat sessions, 200 hours of observation/teaching and mounds of tears to arrive at this point...but I am here!

And it feels good!

When I started this journey I had one major goal.  Sure, I wanted a degree and a pay raise, but that wasn't the main goal.  My main goal was to graduate with a 4.0.  For some that may seem crazy.  Some may say that a 3.95 is JUST as good as a 4.0.  To those who think that, I agree.  You see, I'm not the greatest student in the world.  I struggled through school.  I have a hard time.  Hence the reason I wanted to prove to myself that I could do it.  So I set out on a journey to maintain a 4.0 in graduate school.  This was not an easy task considering the fact that I was teaching full time at a very challenging school. 

I walked across the stage on Saturday with my 4.0 in hand.  I was also 1 of 12 graduate students who were inducted into the Kappa Delta Pi honor society.  Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to sound like I'm boasting or that I think I'm all that, but I am proud of my hard work and dedication to my program.

So, what does the future hold?  A VACATION!  More to come on that later!  For now...enjoy this little pretty from Saturday!

Ellie and I after we received our diploma on Saturday!