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Mark's work combines: Education, Technology, and Helping People
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
California State University-Sacramento
Graduate Degree
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
California State University-Sacramento
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be an Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Psychology, General
Graduate Degree: Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
Did academically well in high school until I got "Senioritis" in my senior year!
2.
Met positive and goal-oriented people in my life to give me direction to take college more seriously.
3.
Had an interest in several college majors in community college: computer science, accounting, & math.
4.
Decided to major in Social Sciences and pursue a career in high school teaching.
5.
My educational circumstances didn't lead me to pursue a high school teaching career.
6.
Graduated and became an elementary school tutor for Americorps and taught as a substitute teacher.
7.
Pursued my educational goals to become a school counselor because of experiences working with kids.
8.
Enjoyed to start my school counseling career in August 2004.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Family:
You should become successful and earn a lot of money to support yourself. You should go into the medical field and become a nurse or a physician.
How I responded:
I learned to meet/talk with other people and gain different perspectives on what they did to define their own story of being "successful." Being in a traditional Filipino family, I was expected to immediately go into the medical field because it was the only profession that you can go into to earn money and be "happy." I wanted to break that tradition and show myself and others that not all Filipinos should be nurses and doctors. I felt Filipinos can make a difference in other career paths.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I had issues with drug use in high school during my senior year and first of college. I overcame it by meeting positive influential people and leaving those who misguided me.