The Road Less Traveled Mrs Walroth September 24
The Road Less Traveled Mrs. Walroth September 24, 2014 Humanities 1 st Hour “[Kids] don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are. ” -Jim Henson
Personal Interest – Teaching & Learning Teaching – Grand Blanc High School › › English 10 Humanities French I Online ARC Learning – Michigan State University › Bachelors Degree English & French Secondary Education › Masters Degree Teaching and Curriculum Oakland University › Education Specialist Leadership Conferences (“Sparty”)
Personal Interest – Family & Friends Spending time with my husband, Tom, and my son, Finley Visiting my sister, Fallyn, in Chicago Shopping with my girlfriends Camping in Canada Tigers & Red Wings games Attending concerts
Personal Interest - Travel I love to see the world! › › › France Italy Amsterdam China Mexico Canada Architecture, art, food, and culture
Goals: 1 Year Balance my home and school lives › Spend time with my husband son › Lesson plan for French › Balance online class › Grade assignments in a timely manner (“Grand Blanc”)
Goal: 5 Years Growing family › One or two more children Spending time with family and friends Travel
Goal: 10 Years Doctorate › Teaching at a University? › Administrator? › High School Teacher? Continue to travel!
How will I get there? Step One Take time every day just to spend with my family › › Read books Watch Jeopardy Eat dinner together Bath time! Utilize my planning hour › › Grade papers Make copies Lesson plan Plan class activities
How will I get there? Step Two Make improvements to my house › Kid friendly! Budget time to spend with my family and friends Continue to save money › College funds › Vacation funds › Average cost to raise a child: $241, 080! (Hicken)
How will I get there? Step Three Take the GRE Apply to college › Get student loans › The average cost of one semester of graduate work at U of M Flint is $9, 670 (“Cost of Attendance”) Study!!! Research jobs › Apply?
Works Cited “Grand Blanc High School Home Page. ” Grand Blanc High School - Index. School. Fusion, 2012. Web. 25 August 2012. Hicken, Melanie. “Average cost to raise a kid: $241, 080. ” CNN Money. Cable News Network, 14 Aug. 2013. Web. 8 Sept. 2013. “Sparty. ” 100 Reasons to Love College Football. No 2 Minute Warning, 2011. Web. 4 Sept. 2011. “Tuition & Fees. ” Graduate Programs. The Regents of the University of Michigan, 2012. Web. 8 Sept. 2013.
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