My Education so far

My Education so far, at least as I remember it!
We all start our education early in age. For some it’s when their parents start reading to them at night, or whenever their parents get a chance to read to them at all. I was reading when I was two to three because my mom took the time to put me on “Hooked on Phonics” when I was one and a half years old. I cannot remember a time when I didn’t have my nose stuck inside of a book! If I wasn’t reading a book I was watching Sesame Street, or as I like to call it the early version of home preschool. There was something about counting with the Count and spelling cookie with the Cookie Monster that still brings back fond memories. My two daughters also enjoyed watching when they were toddlers, although as every child does they became “too old for Big Bird”.
When my mom had to go back to work though, it was off to Mrs. Patsy’s Daycare for at least a year until I was old enough for Kindergarten. It wasn’t completely just a Daycare; it was also my informal school setting because that is where I learned how to socialize with other children. It was where I learned how to share my toys with others, even when I didn’t want to. It was also where I learned not to say mean things to other children, and also how to respond when others said something to me that was not so nice. Apparently it was not a good choice when I walloped the boy on the playground JUST because he called me a “poopiehead”.
When I was finally old enough to get into the big kid school it was completely different than anything I had known before. We still had milk and cookies for snack, and still took naps on a regular schedule every day. This was a good thing because like my youngest daughter who is now in Kindergarten, I got very cranky later in the day if I did not get a nap in sometime! I still had all of those perks that followed me into Kindergarten, but now I was supposed to be accountable for my actions. I was also learning all of my ABC’s and learning how to spell and write my whole name. My Kindergarten teacher was the best; she was also my teacher in third and fifth grade, and quite possibly one of the main teachers that inspired me early on to become a teacher. Mrs. Brown was her name and teaching was her game, or at least that’s what she always told her classes. She was very patient and kind, although as I had her throughout the years, she definitely became more firm (but still fun) in her teachings. I still remember the treasure boxes in Kindergarten and Third grade. She was the one who taught me how to write in cursive, and how to draft and write my first essay. She was by far my favorite teacher going through Grade School, I was very sad when my mom moved us from that area when my parents got a divorce.
Most of my Middle School life was spent moving around a lot so it was pretty spotty as far as what I retrieved from it. I was also going through a very bad time trying to deal with parents’ divorce and my mom marrying another man that wasn’t my dad. I can admit it now, because I wouldn’t then, I was a horrible Preteen. I almost didn’t make it through Eighth or Ninth grade. I fell into the wrong crowd, started ditching school and doing stuff that I really shouldn’t have been, especially at that age. I did finally clean up my act in my sophomore year. I changed directions or venues I guess you could say. I dropped out of regular High School and began going to an alternative school that helped you prepare to get your GED at an early age. It was one of the best schooling experiences I had enjoyed since Fifth grade. I actually learned real world applications to problems that as a teenager I thought I needed to know then, and there wasn’t all of the usual High School drama.
After I achieved the goal of actually getting my GED, my education was put on hold a little while. I knew that I wanted to go to college but I just wasn’t ready yet. I worked many different jobs throughout the years where I gained lots of real world experience. I have been a pharmacy tech, painter, new construction cleaner, bartender, server, salon academy receptionist, bank teller and customer service representative, heck I have even been a Wal-Mart cashier. Through all of that somewhere I met the man that I love so I decided to marry him, and now we have two beautiful girls that are five and eight years old. After Hannah was born though I decided that it was time to go back to college finally. Just last year I finished my sixtieth credit hour, which is what you have to have to become a substitute in the state of Kansas. I am currently substituting in the Great Bend and Hays school district while I am taking this course online, along with a few others. I hoped that you have enjoyed the memoirs of my educational experiences.