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Education and volunteerism have always been important to me. My grandmother made it clear that not going to college was not an option. I am a first-generation college graduate in my family. I am grateful for my grandmother because she pushed and installed the importance of having an education. She also pushed me to volunteer as a youth. I have started and plan on installing those same values to my beautiful, high energy kindergartner.

Currently, I am in a career transition. I decided that now would be the perfect time for me to explore my love for education and become an educator. I started substitute teaching to get a better understanding of the learning environment of the children in my community. I feel that the children are not
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