Nina

"Once I got experience in the classes and also learned more about the time and commitment to go pre-med, I realized it wasn't as for me as I thought."

"Student safety and overall well-being—we're responsible for tiny humans, and there's a lot that comes with that."

"the overarching theme between all of them is just being prepared with lessons and materials"

"The most important skills: communication...You cannot operate in a silo when you're in education."

"I also enjoy the freedom that I have to create in my classroom and also be responsive to the wants and needs of my students."

"The biggest challenge we face is time. There is always more to be done than there is time to do it."

"there's just a lot of room for creativity and Innovation around what you can create for students to do and how they can show what they've learned"

"Time management and organization skills are helpful for development."

"So much teaching happens outside of the curriculum so much teaching and learning and so just really challenge yourself to be present"

"You can work at the school and then be working toward your credential so some undergraduate students can go right into a teaching role."

"I've learned that there's a lot of power as well in celebrating the successes and using those successes to then push yourself to become better."

"college is a great place for networking. ...talk to a bunch of people in college who had done things that I thought I might be interested in"