Janice Johnson
Dallas Independent School District
Balch Springs, TX USA
"Don’t let sickness, health, or family deter you from what you are passionate about."
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Janice's work combines: Education, Business, and Teaching / Mentoring
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Associate's Degree
Accounting
DeCarteret College
Associate's Degree
Accounting and Business/Management
Duff's Business College
Bachelor's Degree
Elementary Education and Teaching
Western Governors University
Graduate Degree
Strategic Management
Western Governors University
Graduate Degree
Curriculum and Instruction
Western Governors University
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a General Education Educator:
Associate's Degree: Accounting
Associate's Degree: Accounting and Business/Management
Bachelor's Degree: Elementary Education and Teaching
Graduate Degree: Strategic Management
Graduate Degree: Curriculum and Instruction
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
I was born and raised in Jamaica and moved to the U.S. in 2000.
2.
After moving to the U.S., I started working with my husband doing administrative work before going into the nursing field as a patient care technician.
3.
After my last daughter was born, I decided to finally pursue my true passion of teaching.
4.
My sister told me about Western Governors University and I discovered that the school had degrees in education—I knew online learning would be the best option for me at that point in my life.
5.
After graduating from WGU with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, I decided to go back and get an MBA in strategic planning...just in case teaching didn’t work out.
6.
While I was in the habit of going to school, I decided to get a second master’s degree in curriculum and instruction, in order to strengthen my teaching skills.
7.
I worked as a long-term substitute teacher through school and then started as a kindergarten teacher after receiving my degree.
8.
I currently work as a second-grade teacher at Ebby Halliday Elementary School and am also pursuing my third master’s from WGU in educational leadership and administration.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Myself:
You should have gone back to school earlier.
How I responded:
Your mindset is so important. My younger self might have told me that if I wanted to make a career change, I needed to have gone back to school earlier than I did. But I read a book that really gave me a lot of insight into how changing one thought can impact everything. Sure, it would have been easier to go to school before I had a family and I do recommend doing that. However, it's possible to go back to school and succeed if you have the right mindset and good support.