Welcome!

Dear Readers,

Good morning!  My name is Heather and I am excited to be writing my first blog post ever!  I am a graduate student working towards my masters in education with secondary certification in Social Studies.  After graduating with a B.A. in Politics, I entered the work force as a paralegal.  While I enjoyed my work in the legal sector, I was not excited by it every day.  After much reflection and discussions with teachers at every grade level, I decided to pursue a graduate degree in education.

My love for Social Studies began when I was child watching C-SPAN with my dad.  I have always been fascinated by how a group of people can come together and decide what is important to them and why.  It is my excitement for the study of our human, societal, and individual narratives that I hope to bring into my classroom.  As I am at the end of my graduate course work, I have been able to see the value of my graduate education in improving my craft as a teacher.  The passion for Social Studies is only one component, learning how to teach the subject(s) is another.  My excitement for history, civics, and Economics fuels my desire to learn how I can make these subjects assessable and relevant to my students.

Enthusiastically,

Heather