My name is Mark Waters. I am 40 years old and live in Scio Oregon. My wife is a fourth grade teacher in the Cascade School District and is going on her 12th year of teaching. I hope to teach first grade and that is why I am Willamette completing the MAT program.
I am originally from Long Island New York, I lived in Jersey and Pennsylvania until the age of 12. The reason we moved to Oregon was because, at the time, the school districts out here were rated much higher than the one I was attending. My parents are both retired educators. My mom a grade school Principal and my father a Principal and Superintendent.
With your wife teaching, and both your folks career in education, you really have no choice :)
ReplyDeleteIt's wonderful to have male figures in elementary schools, and having been raised in a teacher-family, your learning curve should be a little less stressful than some of your peers.