Personal Narrative: The Road To Achieving Educational Goals

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My road to achieving my educational goals was not a traditional path. During a period in my life, education was not a primary goal, it was simply not thought off, as most of my family did not attend college. It was not until I had a wonderful experience with a healthcare professional that I decided to attend school.
Although unclear of my path, I enrolled in courses with the intent of applying to nursing school. After being accepted in the nursing program, I beginning my journey to achieving my educational goals. Nursing school not only provided me with a wonderful job in which I could help people, but it also inspired me to accomplish more. After moving to Texas, I decided to continue my education at Houston Community College were I completed my Associates of Arts in Health and Medical Science. Thereafter, I enrolled at the University of Houston were I obtained my Bachelors of Science in Health. Shortly after completing my Bachelors of Science, I was offered a position with Lone Star College as Lead Faculty, Continuing Education Health Science Career Track. I
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Although I have been a nurse for over thirteen years, teaching student the art of nursing proved to be difficult at times, as I did not understand the full capacity of building and implementing a curriculum. I truly have a passion for teaching the healthcare profession of tomorrow and in order to do this more efficiently I decided to further my educate by apply for the Master of Education Program for Health Science Educator through the University of Houston. I was accepted in to both the Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction for Health Science Educators and the Certification Program for Integrated Innovation Technology for Health Science

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