Here it goes....First blog post...EVER!!....
My name is Jessica Parker. I am named after the "Jessica" from one of the best movies of all time, "The Man From Snowy River." I am from a little town in Mississippi. When I get nervous or tired, my accent gets really thick! I moved here with my family when I was a sophomore in high school, and I went to Mountain Crest High School. I love the outdoors, especially huntin' and fishin'! I love rodeos! I love hanging out with my family and friends. I love country music! I say y'all, fixin', gonna, winda (window) a shopping cart is a buggy, and fire flies are lightin' bugs. I am the JV head coach for girls' basketball at Mountain Crest. I also work at GNC, and I am a for tutor the athletes at USU. My socks never match, and I love nike shoes and boots! Another interesting fact is that I have torn both my right and my left ACLs. I blew my right knee during an intramural semi-final basketball game. My team went on to win that tournament, all for a FREE T-SHIRT!! I love free t-shirts! I blew my left knee a year and a half later at the USU women's football clinic. Yes, I am that competitive. :) I am a senior this year and I am not sure if it has sunk in quite yet... But...I am excited to be done and to FINALLY be teaching!! My major is English and my minor is PE. I love reading and writing. I love sports and PE. As a coach and tutor, I have come to love when the "lightbulbs go off" when students or players finally get it. That is an awesome feeling! That is what drew me to teaching and coaching. I was drawn to English because I enjoyed being able to write about anything I wanted. When I first moved to Utah from Mississippi, I was made fun of for my accent. I got into trouble for saying "yes sir" or "yes ma'am" or "no sir" or "no ma'am" because they thought I was being disrespectful. Then people would treat me like I couldn't understand them because I talked different. Writing became my outlet. I could express myself without judgement. This is part of why I want to teach English. I want to help teenagers to discover themselves by expressing themselves in reading, writing, drawing, art work, music, etc. I am drawn to PE because I have always had a love for sports. I hope to continue coaching basketball wherever I end up, but maybe pick up some other sports along the way too. I also want to teach a strength and conditioning class. Working at GNC has helped me to understand the value of nutrition, weights, healthy lifestyle, specific sports training, and pre/post training. I am excited to learn so that I can be the best I can be and to live life to the fullest. I strive to live my life with no regrets! I am excited for what the future holds!
My name is Jessica Parker. I am named after the "Jessica" from one of the best movies of all time, "The Man From Snowy River." I am from a little town in Mississippi. When I get nervous or tired, my accent gets really thick! I moved here with my family when I was a sophomore in high school, and I went to Mountain Crest High School. I love the outdoors, especially huntin' and fishin'! I love rodeos! I love hanging out with my family and friends. I love country music! I say y'all, fixin', gonna, winda (window) a shopping cart is a buggy, and fire flies are lightin' bugs. I am the JV head coach for girls' basketball at Mountain Crest. I also work at GNC, and I am a for tutor the athletes at USU. My socks never match, and I love nike shoes and boots! Another interesting fact is that I have torn both my right and my left ACLs. I blew my right knee during an intramural semi-final basketball game. My team went on to win that tournament, all for a FREE T-SHIRT!! I love free t-shirts! I blew my left knee a year and a half later at the USU women's football clinic. Yes, I am that competitive. :) I am a senior this year and I am not sure if it has sunk in quite yet... But...I am excited to be done and to FINALLY be teaching!! My major is English and my minor is PE. I love reading and writing. I love sports and PE. As a coach and tutor, I have come to love when the "lightbulbs go off" when students or players finally get it. That is an awesome feeling! That is what drew me to teaching and coaching. I was drawn to English because I enjoyed being able to write about anything I wanted. When I first moved to Utah from Mississippi, I was made fun of for my accent. I got into trouble for saying "yes sir" or "yes ma'am" or "no sir" or "no ma'am" because they thought I was being disrespectful. Then people would treat me like I couldn't understand them because I talked different. Writing became my outlet. I could express myself without judgement. This is part of why I want to teach English. I want to help teenagers to discover themselves by expressing themselves in reading, writing, drawing, art work, music, etc. I am drawn to PE because I have always had a love for sports. I hope to continue coaching basketball wherever I end up, but maybe pick up some other sports along the way too. I also want to teach a strength and conditioning class. Working at GNC has helped me to understand the value of nutrition, weights, healthy lifestyle, specific sports training, and pre/post training. I am excited to learn so that I can be the best I can be and to live life to the fullest. I strive to live my life with no regrets! I am excited for what the future holds!
I absolutely LOVED living in Georgia...I loved the ma'ams, the fireflies, the "might coulds" and the whole package. I hear that Mississippi is one of the toughest states to teach in, but that would be neat if you could go back there someday.
ReplyDeleteI think it's great you work at GNC...I'm sure that experience will give you a lot of knowledge that you can share with your gym students.
Thanks for a first posting that was fun to read! I look forward to reading more of your thoughts this semester.
It was awesome reading where you are from and about your past. Mississippi sounds like something out of every great country song. It sounds like your past has really shaped you into the person that you are today. You are going to be a great teacher.
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ReplyDeleteI love rodeos too! We have that in common! You have a great background to be a great teacher and coach! They are in need of people wanting to make a difference in and out of the classroom! Your students are going to love the encouragement you give them about writing and expressing themselves. It can be hard to share verbally, but writing is a different avenue that students can grasp on to.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know you were named after Jessica of Man From Snowy River! Great movie. Jessica, I love your passion for students and for the subject. You can tell you care deeply about people. I think we all have a connection to our majors and grew because of it. I had similar experiences where reading and writing became my outlet. I think it will be important for kids to see your love for the subject and see your love and support for them. I think you will have great affects on their literacy just because of those two things.
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