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  1. I agree, an internship is a worthwhile choice for prospective college students who want a job in their major. As a non-traditional University of Utah student who dropped out after my junior year of high school to get married and have my daughter, I was praying for a solution to the choices I made at a young age. I wanted to teach!

    I took a class a quarter. I worked full time–it was imperative that my daughter be able to attend Catholic school. Once I declared my major and was accepted into the Elementary Education program I became a full-time student. Talk of internships came up immediately. Though it wasn’t a guarantee I would get a teaching position it was greatly encouraged.

    Thanks to Patti O’Keefe, a former teacher, who became my mentor at the University of Utah. I received half a teacher’s salary at Granite District and my mentor, Joey Foote, taught me about Classroom Management and Discipline. As an intern, I was able to get a half-day a week off and observe Master Teachers and methods to become armed with lessons and methods that would benefit my students to become engaged learners! Once a week Joey, Patti and I would meet discuss what worked and what didn’t. Such a valuable experience!

    I received 2 offers from Granite and Salt Lake School Districts. I chose Granite District who offered a year-round position. I proudly taught for 31 years. It took 9 years to earn my Bachelor’s Degree and 7 quarters to earn my Master’s Degree in Counseling, and an Endorsement in Special Education K-12th Grade and Certification in the E Mints Program.

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