About Me...
Having gone to school to be an industrial engineer and working in that field for twenty plus years, becoming an educator was way out of the box for me, however, I decided to become a teacher.
Growing up, being a teacher was the highest honor. A public school education was just as good as a private one, both students would have a teacher who cared and would not let them fail under any circumstances. No matter where you lived, you were assured that your child was learning to their full potential. Looking at today, parents like myself have to send their children out of their neighborhood to allow them to shine. People thought that this career change was crazy, but I knew that teaching changed lives and was my true calling. I got a job teaching at an all girls school, the student population comprised of juveniles, teen moms and foster kids. I now teach at an inner city school and I am a graduate student in the MALT Program at Pepperdine University, I am pursing my goals to effect change as it relates to technology in education. There is a tremendous underrepresentation of women, African Americans and the disabled in the information technology and engineering industries. My vision in the short term is to utilize innovative teaching techniques, in combination with traditional approaches, in teaching computer science (“CS”) and information technology (“IT”) to reach these students and provide them with an understanding of career possibilities in the fields of IT and engineering. From a long term perspective, my vision is to work in the area of information technology, combining both learning and emerging technologies to effect change in the manner in which we educate our community.
Mission Statement
Steadfast, technologically-advanced, diverse, ethical, global leader who thinks critically, addresses societal concerns, competes efficiently and is determined to achieve for the greater good of all mankind.
-stay open while learning
By all means let's be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out.
Richard Dawkins
-to make the best out of all situations
life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. John Maxwell
-to remember those who have come before me
Think of your forefathers! Think of your posterity. - John Adams
-base my philosophies on more experienced ones before me (Barbara Jordan and Shirley Chisholm)
“The only source of knowledge is experience.”
-Albert Einstein
-remember those less educated than yourself are not of lesser value
"The defect of equality is that we only desire it with our superiors."
- Henry Becque
-treat others the way I would like to be treated, in my work and personal life
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ― Maya Angelou
-remember your lessons from your parents
The family is a haven in a heartless world. ~Attributed to Christopher Lasch
-empower, provide hope and inspire others whenever given the chance
I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. ~Edward Everett Hale
-do the best I possibly can at any task, no matter the skill level required
Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.
-Og Mandino
-turn everything into a learning experience
“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
― Robert Frost