Lenzen Shares Dreams Of Educational Activity At Full General Assembly
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Whitney Lenzen — J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Teaching is a career that e'er stared at me dead inward the face, nevertheless I opted to expect inward the other direction. The get-go fourth dimension I fifty-fifty thought close the thought of teaching was during my senior twelvemonth of high schoolhouse inward 2004. My English teacher helped me larn to mean value inward a completely dissimilar manner. He used choice methods of teaching too honestly made learning fun. After that I could alone dream of how gratifying it would live to deport upon immature lives inward such an enormous, nevertheless subtle, way.
Before I accomplish my career goals I demand to destination school. I currently attend J. Sargeant Reynolds Community Collegein Richmond, Virginia too I am working towards obtaining my associate’s degree. After I obtain my associate’s score I would similar to transfer to the University of Richmond’s Adult Program of Continuing Studies, where I would major inward psychology amongst a concentration inward simple pedagogy too obtain my teaching license. Once I remove my bachelor’s score too observe a steady undertaking and/or career, I promise that I volition remove the chance to move on amongst my pedagogy until I earn my master’s degree, too perhaps fifty-fifty my doctorate.
In add-on to taking classes at J. Sarg, I remove had diverse opportunities to piece of employment inward the Office of Student Accommodations per work-study every bit good every bit the Academic Support Center every bit an English, biology, and Spanish tutor. Also, I am an honorary fellow member of Phi Theta Kappa, which is an academic fraternity for two-year colleges, too I remove served every bit the Leader of the Fellowship Committee for the Alpha Iota Beta Chapter, every bit good every bit the Public Relations Secretary for the Alpha Gamma Omicron Chapter. Actively participating inward this scheme provides numerous opportunities for community service, leadership, too beingness able to environs myself amongst individuals amongst similar academic too life goals.
With that said, the most of import facial expression of my life is taking attention of my son, who is almost three-years old, every bit good every bit spending fourth dimension amongst my hubby too other members of my family. In lodge to render for my boy amongst non alone his basic needs, merely every bit good other opportunities inward life, I must move on to acquire to schoolhouse too acquire my degree(s). As of this 2d my hubby too I are both inward schoolhouse too remove had work-study positions. We alive paycheck to paycheck too fighting to pay our bills each month. Whenever nosotros remove “extra” money, nosotros utilisation it to purchase clothing, diapers, too other items for our son. Our electrical flow fiscal province of affairs is what drives me to acquire the best grades I can, piece of employment every bit much every bit possible, too assist others when they are inward demand of assistance. Instead of focusing on the negative aspects of our electrical flow fiscal situation, I select to focus on the positive aspects that obtaining my degree(s) volition remove to our draw solid unit of measurement life. With that said, I must rely on the Federal Pell Grant, Commonwealth Grant, Work-Study, too whatever other scholarships or grants I am able to secure, inward lodge to set the most endeavour towards my academics rather than working at a minimum-wage undertaking that does non remove opportunities for career or personal advancement.
After coming together amongst many of Virginia’s Delegates, such every bit R. Lee Ware, Jr., John Cox, too Joseph Morrissey; along amongst my swain students too faculty inward the VCCS, I lastly experience every bit if my vocalism is beingness heard too my actions remove purpose. Realizing that one’s actions remove piece of employment is a persuasion that cannot live taught nor given; merely volition come upward inward each individuals’ ain time. To conclude my story, I would similar to give thank you lot the entire faculty too students incorporated amongst the VCCS; J. Sarg; the faculty too staff that piece of employment inward the Capitol Building for Virginia; too all of the political representatives who stand upward for the people too Commonwealth of Virginia at large.
In conclusion, Governor Bob McDonnell and the House of Delegates’ 2015 Budget for Virginia’s Community Colleges will deport upon me, my family, my future, too Virginians inward insurmountable ways. I am extremely honored to non alone be a student inward the Virginia Community College System, peculiarly amongst regards to J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College; merely I am every bit good proud to live a resident inward the historical , honorable Commonwealth of Virginia.
Whitney Lenzen
Before I accomplish my career goals I demand to destination school. I currently attend J. Sargeant Reynolds Community Collegein Richmond, Virginia too I am working towards obtaining my associate’s degree. After I obtain my associate’s score I would similar to transfer to the University of Richmond’s Adult Program of Continuing Studies, where I would major inward psychology amongst a concentration inward simple pedagogy too obtain my teaching license. Once I remove my bachelor’s score too observe a steady undertaking and/or career, I promise that I volition remove the chance to move on amongst my pedagogy until I earn my master’s degree, too perhaps fifty-fifty my doctorate.
In add-on to taking classes at J. Sarg, I remove had diverse opportunities to piece of employment inward the Office of Student Accommodations per work-study every bit good every bit the Academic Support Center every bit an English, biology, and Spanish tutor. Also, I am an honorary fellow member of Phi Theta Kappa, which is an academic fraternity for two-year colleges, too I remove served every bit the Leader of the Fellowship Committee for the Alpha Iota Beta Chapter, every bit good every bit the Public Relations Secretary for the Alpha Gamma Omicron Chapter. Actively participating inward this scheme provides numerous opportunities for community service, leadership, too beingness able to environs myself amongst individuals amongst similar academic too life goals.
With that said, the most of import facial expression of my life is taking attention of my son, who is almost three-years old, every bit good every bit spending fourth dimension amongst my hubby too other members of my family. In lodge to render for my boy amongst non alone his basic needs, merely every bit good other opportunities inward life, I must move on to acquire to schoolhouse too acquire my degree(s). As of this 2d my hubby too I are both inward schoolhouse too remove had work-study positions. We alive paycheck to paycheck too fighting to pay our bills each month. Whenever nosotros remove “extra” money, nosotros utilisation it to purchase clothing, diapers, too other items for our son. Our electrical flow fiscal province of affairs is what drives me to acquire the best grades I can, piece of employment every bit much every bit possible, too assist others when they are inward demand of assistance. Instead of focusing on the negative aspects of our electrical flow fiscal situation, I select to focus on the positive aspects that obtaining my degree(s) volition remove to our draw solid unit of measurement life. With that said, I must rely on the Federal Pell Grant, Commonwealth Grant, Work-Study, too whatever other scholarships or grants I am able to secure, inward lodge to set the most endeavour towards my academics rather than working at a minimum-wage undertaking that does non remove opportunities for career or personal advancement.
After coming together amongst many of Virginia’s Delegates, such every bit R. Lee Ware, Jr., John Cox, too Joseph Morrissey; along amongst my swain students too faculty inward the VCCS, I lastly experience every bit if my vocalism is beingness heard too my actions remove purpose. Realizing that one’s actions remove piece of employment is a persuasion that cannot live taught nor given; merely volition come upward inward each individuals’ ain time. To conclude my story, I would similar to give thank you lot the entire faculty too students incorporated amongst the VCCS; J. Sarg; the faculty too staff that piece of employment inward the Capitol Building for Virginia; too all of the political representatives who stand upward for the people too Commonwealth of Virginia at large.
In conclusion, Governor Bob McDonnell and the House of Delegates’ 2015 Budget for Virginia’s Community Colleges will deport upon me, my family, my future, too Virginians inward insurmountable ways. I am extremely honored to non alone be a student inward the Virginia Community College System, peculiarly amongst regards to J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College; merely I am every bit good proud to live a resident inward the historical , honorable Commonwealth of Virginia.