{"id":3803,"date":"2020-10-29T17:59:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T17:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/academics\/?page_id=3803"},"modified":"2021-03-23T16:42:26","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T16:42:26","slug":"read-sarahs-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/education\/master-of-education\/read-sarahs-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Read Sarah’s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Island Creek Elementary School,
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\u201cI decided I wanted to teach after exposure to many careers: officer in the US Air Force, military defense contractor manager, youth care worker, soccer referee, and mom. After researching all of my options in Northern Virginia, I decided Marymount met my needs: small classrooms, flexibility, interpersonal relationships with teachers, and schools in the neighboring communities. Marymount had a great program which gave me flexibility to complete my degree in a timely manner, while facilitating an opportunity to spend time in the classroom with each class I was enrolled in. I was fortunate to have been invited to become a Kappa Delta Pi member, as well as leading a new student program, the Marymount University International Association for Stem Leaders Chapter. These opportunities helped me support Marymount’s mission and vision of service to others, which I discovered brought as much joy to my life (if not more) as it brought to the people I was serving. And, I was offered a classroom teaching position before entering my student teaching semester.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n