Hi everyone! I’m Angela Becker otherwise known as Angie,
Ang, or Sis (if you ask my younger brother Andy). Soon my students will know me
as Ms. Becker and I can’t wait!
This blog will disclose my experiences along my journey of
student teacher preparation and the endeavor of pre-service teaching. I have
been placed at Manheim Central High School for my student teaching assignment
and look forward to starting there in January of 2018! I would like to welcome
you to the roller coaster ride that will be my preparation and expose you to a bit of background information about myself.
I was raised on a farm in Fayette County Pennsylvania, which is about 45 minutes south of Pittsburgh. At a very young age I began to greatly enjoy and appreciate animals. This included kitties, puppies, and any other farm animals that ran slow enough for me to catch. At the ripe age of eight I joined 4-H and began raising lamb and hog projects. With each year, I became familiar with more species and took on more projects. I graduated high school in 2013 and at the end of summer packed my bags and moved to Penn State to study Animal Science. For three years I learned more about animal health, management, and nutrition than I ever thought possible. I completed two internships in the American Midwest one at a beef slaughter plant in Kansas and another at a beef feedlot in Nebraska.
I was raised on a farm in Fayette County Pennsylvania, which is about 45 minutes south of Pittsburgh. At a very young age I began to greatly enjoy and appreciate animals. This included kitties, puppies, and any other farm animals that ran slow enough for me to catch. At the ripe age of eight I joined 4-H and began raising lamb and hog projects. With each year, I became familiar with more species and took on more projects. I graduated high school in 2013 and at the end of summer packed my bags and moved to Penn State to study Animal Science. For three years I learned more about animal health, management, and nutrition than I ever thought possible. I completed two internships in the American Midwest one at a beef slaughter plant in Kansas and another at a beef feedlot in Nebraska.
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| Selfie with some steers at the feedlot in Elba, NE. 2016 |
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| At the end of my Cargill Beef Internship before I got the heck out of Dodge City, KS. 2015 |
At the completion of both I felt empowered but I also realized that an essential variable was missing from my life. Teaching. Immediately following my second internship (2016) I returned to Penn State and switched my major to Agricultural and Extension Education. This would change my path (and my credit load) forever.
Fast-forward nine months and here I am today. My decision to
become an Agricultural and Extension Education major has been one of the best
that I ever made. I feel purpose in my progress knowing that all of the
effort I invest now will enable me to grow passionate, literate, and successful
students in my future classroom.
If my story interests you, please follow along. I request any teaching, blogging, or life advice as you see fit.
Thanks for reading
-Angela
Thanks for reading
-Angela
