Cha-Ching!! Cha-Ching!! And the winner of this weeks Mega Millions is….. ME!!!  Can’t you just imagine?  How many of us have daydreamed about winning big??  For years, people have played the number putting all their hopes and dreams into that weeks jackpot! I have had several conversations with people joking about what I would do […]

This year seemed to be a never ending whirlwind!  Every aspect of life was wrapped up with school & work!  Between working 2 jobs and attending Grad School, writing papers, observations, lessons, getting engaged and student teaching, I hardly found the time for myself, my family and friends, not to mention my relationship…Whew!  I can’t believe that it’s November and pretty […]

Last year at our professional conference at CW Post, Dr. Andrea Mosenson – THE GURU of FACS- introduced the phrase: Digital Natives.  Digital Natives are those that have grown up in the information & technology age and have a vast understanding of the concepts.   They are our new generation of students.  These kids are whizzes on computers, cellphones, ipods, ipads and […]

Elusive goal. hmmm..  When I think about this phrase, sooo many different things come to mind about my journey towards becoming a teacher.  The goal that stands out to me the most is the one thing that I believe was the hardest for me to achieve/overcome/fight for.. STUDENT TEACHING!!!  Putting your work life, social life, love […]

A memorable teacher from my student years is none other than Mrs. Angela Coleman.  Mrs. Coleman was my teacher and mentor when I was a member of a girls club called Sisterhood Agenda.  Mrs. Coleman is a Princeton Alumni and founded Sisterhood Agenda to empower young girls and women t make a difference in their life and […]

 I am a true lover of autobiographies.  I have read the biographies of Josephine Baker, Audre Lourde, Maya Angelou, Sidney Poitier, Eleanor Roosevelt, Diahann Carol and many more people whom lives I find intriguing.  I find it very interesting to see life through another persons point of view.  Especially women.   I would love to write a book with a collection […]

I believe that passion is defined as that thing that you love to do, talk about, be around, sing about, or just simply enjoy.  In this life, most people can only find time to dabble in their passions in their spare time off from work or school.  However, some of us are part of that elite group that can work […]

Every since I was a young girl, my parents always instilled the importance of community service and volunteering.  When I was in high school, I became a member of an organization called Sisterhood Agenda.  This organization was a rites of passage for teenage girls to spend time once a week volunteering in the community and […]