With Love and Appreciation-Thank You, Second Years!

I have had the absolute privilege of meeting, living, and working with a phenomenal group of individuals who will be graduating from MTC and venturing into a future to which they will be an invaluable asset no matter what sector they choose.  Specifically, I have the utmost gratitude for Anna Morrison, Crystal Stewart, and Kelsey Mayo, without which I would have given up all teaching aspirations and probably quit the program a long time ago.

Anna,

I cannot even begin to articulate the infinite ways in which you literally saved me this past summer.  Your unyielding commitment to service, learning, and this program in its entirety is humbling and fueled by a passion that beautifully defines you.  Whichever sector in life now receives you, will be inevitably blessed by your touch which I truly do believe turns everything into gold. ; )

Crystal,

Your team spirit mentality has been, on several occasions, my saving grace.  From making sure that I was my physically and mentally adjusted to not only the program but to life in Mississippi, you invested in me entirely.  You were always available for last-minute lesson planning ideas and resources.  Then, even and especially during the time when I lost the support of the program itself, you continued to reach out to me through email, text, and phone calls in the exact ways that I needed to be encouraged. And for taking it upon yourself to be my unofficial mentor, I love and thank you!   I consider myself infinitely blessed to have known you.

Kelsey,

You are the first person that I communicated with in MTC! Thank you for a year of guidance, reassurance, and straight-up constructive criticism.  You handled every one of my questions, struggles, and failures with gentle honesty and optimism.  After each one of debriefing sessions, I felt like I could breathe again, teach again, and fail again with the conviction that teaching is above all else a learning process that would be anything but stagnant as long as I allowed my failures to shape rather than hinder my growth.  You are amazingly talented yet modest, and it has been the utmost privilege to know you.