My name is Jacqueline Mathis but you can call me Becca. I came to SNHU last semester as a transfer, from Colby-Sawyer College in New London, NH. At CSC I was a nursing major. I was a nursing student there for a year and a half before I decided that nursing was not my true calling. I wanted to be a pediatric nurse because I wanted to help children in need and change lives. However, when I though about my reaction to doctor and nurses, I knew that I could not handle a child being scared of me. I slowly realized that the best way for me to help children long term would be to teach. Before I made my final decision to transfer, I changed my major to early education. While attending classes for my new major I decided something was missing and I was not being challenged enough.
I have three aunts and all of them are special educators. I knew that they all felt that special education is a challenging yet rewarding career. When early education was not enough, I knew that elementary education with a background in special education would be the perfect fit. Since Colby-Sawyer did not have those majors, I decided that it was time for my to transfer. I liked the idea of SNHU because it was close to home, it was cheaper, and it had the major I dreamed of. By late January of this year I had moved back home in Merrimack, NH and was attending SNHU for Elementary Education with certification in Special Education. I could not be happier. When I was put into EDU235 I had not given much thought to what it would be about. All I knew was that it was required and it was about learning with technology. I was not overly excited when I ventured into the class for the first time last Wednesday but now I could not be more excited to be back in class tomorrow! Knowing what technology is vital for your students is a great tool to have in your tool-belt as a new teacher!
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