“All of our family—they're all teachers. My husband's mom and dad were both teachers. My aunt was a superintendent. We had a principal and we have school counselors. So there's a lot of family that's in it.”
“My kids were at the age where they were heading to school, and I was looking for something where I could be home with them in the summertime. So my aunt recommended it.”
“I started as a teaching assistant at a district (…) that's not too far and I was there for four years. I discovered that I (…) I could do this every day and be happy to be a teacher (….) And I did get to see how it was and I did realize, you know, this is not going to all be butterflies and rainbows. I got to see the good, the bad, the ugly. As a T.A. you're kind of behind the scenes. You kind of keep the school running. So I discovered, well, if I can do this, and I'm happy with this, then, boy, this could be a job that I could see myself doing every day. So that's why I went back as an older student.”