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Kris's work combines: Journalism, Writing, and Helping People
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
University of California-Los Angeles
Graduate Degree
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
University of California-Los Angeles
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Journalism
Graduate Degree: Women's Studies
Certification: Secondary Education and Teaching
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
Taught an English lesson in tenth grade and was good at it.
2.
Editor of my high school newspaper and loved it.
3.
Hoped to be a journalist but discovered in college I wasn't ruthless enough to get every story.
4.
Decided to get a teaching credential.
5.
Expected to stay in the Bay Area but got a job in Orange county.
6.
Said I could teach newspaper so I could move from middle school to high school (total bluff).
7.
Ended up teaching newspaper, yearbook, journalism and all levels of English. Loved it!!!!
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Parents:
You should get a job as soon as you graduate from college because you will need to support yourself.
How I responded:
I did as I was told and am soooooo lucky that I loved my work as much as I did.