Graduation Speech: The Grace M. Davis Classroom

On February 11th, 2016 I attended the Houston Independent School District’s (HISD) school board meeting. I received a first-hand experience of how educational decisions are made and I also witnessed all the intricacies of the process. An article entitled Understanding Your School Board states that “school boards are entrusted by the public to translate the needs of students into policies, plans, and goals that will be supported by the community” (www.tasb.org). In other words, the board and its members are responsible for making and enforcing essential decisions for the school district. They are ultimately a strong determining factor for their students’ academic success.

The career I have chosen to pursue is a Secondary School Teacher. It is a challenging and creative career to have and is a career that helps “prepare students for life after graduation. They teach academic lessons and various skills that students will need to attend college and to enter the job market” (“Bureau of Labor Statistics”). To me preparing students for the future is a huge responsibility, that I would be willing to take on. Not only is it a high school teacher’s job to help a student learn and understand important high school subjects, like math, science, english, or whatever else, but it is their job to help shape the minds of the the world’s next generation of passionate and promising young adults.

As a Catholic community we must seek to live the life that Christ has shown us, to serve rather than be served. Our daily lives must begin and end with the love for God. And with our strong faith community, we can achieve greatness in all that we do.

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you back to another academic year here at Prince George’s Community College. As our students return to campus and our faculty and professional staff prepare for the busy weeks and months to come, I wanted to take a few moments to look ahead to an exciting fall term and beyond, as well as share a few of the College’s highlights from the past year—a year that has seen us continue our growth and evolution into one of the most dynamic and exciting institutions in the region.

Hello, I am Sadè Stanton, a 2ND grade teacher at M. Agnes Jones Elementary School. Per our conversation, the second grade team will be coming to the King Center on Friday, May 6, 2016 at 10:00am-12:30pm. This will be approximately 80 students, 5 teachers, and 10 parents. If there are any further questions, please feel free to contact me at (404) 748-2261. If you need to contact the school, the number is (404)802-3900. Thank you in advance for what I know will be an amazing experience.

Good evening! I hope you are doing well and having a great start to the week. I have a quick question regarding class tomorrow.

Hey Lisa, My name is Eric Jefferson. This is my first semester at UMD and I'm enjoying every minute of it. I'm a transfer student from Prince Georges Community College and I would love to take your class next semester, but unfortunately I didn't have time to audition this week. Is it possible If I can audition for your class next tuesday

Escondido Christian School (ECS) is a wonderful school. I have been going here since preschool, and I have over years I have seen things that are possible to change.. Maybe like more electives or change up the softball fields, little things like that. Or by adding a culinary arts class, or more girly things like cheer, higher sewing class, or even a separate drama class. This year we have gotten news that you are taking the younger children and giving them practice for the next year's play. Honestly, that is one of your brightest ideas you’ve had for this school. Two of my ideas, and what I will be writing about in this letter is upgrading the softball fields, and the equipment.

In a world where fantasy becomes reality there is nothing left but one girl, one school, and one way out. Now that girl is me, Shelby Mayo, that school is Decatur High School in Decatur Alabama, now I know what you’re thinking... what can one girl do to save herself from thousands of flesh eating zombies… I’ll tell you it’s quite simple actually. Step 1. Be badass and that’s right bring a sword because guns will run out of bullets. Step 2. Bring a map of the school that you have to survive in. Step 3. bring comfortable clothes that you wouldn’t mind getting dirty (obviously), step 4. now stay with me because this one isn’t really a physical thing, but bring a heart of steel because you’ll need it and step 5. bring a grenade in case all else

I'm so sorry for not notify you sooner. However, I've been out of town. On the other hand, since Liberty University has pulled me from the payment plan, I've made arrangement to pay a sufficient amount for the month of March, no later than the end of the month. Unfortunately, I continue to endure taxing financial problems. Nevertheless, I will keep you posted.

Everyone is made up of cells and everyone wonders how a cell works. Some questions are “what is the function of a cell?” or “What are some of the major parts of a cell?”. Well, to put it in perspective, this is the way Carolina Day School is like a cell.

Thank you so much for taking the time to consider me! I am more than willing to tell you about myself and hope you will let me know if you would like to know any additional information.

It is pleasure to acknowledge those who have contributed to this project directly or indirectly, though it will be still an inadequate appreciation of their contribution, we here by acknowledge the names of the people to whom we shall always remain grateful.

The majority of what I observed correlates with the responses I received while interviewing Mr. Clark Davis, sixth grade social studies teacher, and Mrs. Elizabeth Immel, eighth grade language arts. When conducting my interviews, Mr. Davis offered to type the responses during his own time while I wrote the answers Mrs. Immel gave me within thirty minutes. My immediate response to their answers was that Mr. Davis was much more open with his thoughts. While Mr. Davis’s responses are more detailed, Mrs. Immel gave me a few responses I would also like to discuss.

Throughout the semester, this class has been extremely beneficial to me. This class has provided many exercises and assignments that have played a vital role in reassuring myself about what my values, interests, and skills are. I came into the class struggling about what possible major I was going to decide to do, but now I have more of an idea of what possible occupations and majors interest me.