ED 243 Magazine Project

few hours every week to keep up with each other’s
lives.
Question: Who was the teacher that inspired you
the most when you were deciding to pursue your
education?
Answer: Her name was Mrs. Dee and she was my
high school cooking teacher. She saw my talent and
love for cooking that I possessed and encouraged
me to go to the same culinary arts school as her.
She worked with me and the other students in our
class to learn different skills in the kitchen to
perfect them. Because of her cooking was my
favorite thing to do. I loved it so much that I retook
the same cooking classes over and over again. I
was not planning on going to culinary arts school,
but Mrs. Dee signed me up for a scholarship to the
local community college. I received the
scholarship, and ended up attending and receiving
my culinary arts certificate.
Question: Was she Mrs. Dee your favorite
teacher?
No. she was not. My favorite teacher was my firstgrade
teacher Mr. Leek. Mr. Leek always had the
ability to make learning interesting. I remember
that every morning to help us learn how to spell he
sprayed shaving cream all over our desks so we
could make the letters in the shaving cream with
our fingers. I thought this was weird, but so much
fun at the same time. He was the only teacher
that had to call my parents because of my
misbehavior, but he did it in a very kind way. I
still see him all the time when I go back home,
and he always acts so happy to see me. He still
remembers my name as well, and always asks
me what I am up to.
teacher cared about our input in the classroom. I
also like the way that Mrs. Dee put personal
attention into observing our methods of cooking,
and correcting us if needed. Mr. Leek just made
learning fun in his classroom. He always came up
with weird but fun ways to teach us the different
subjects.
Question: Why did you choose to get your
bachelor’s degree after you had already
received your culinary arts certificate?
Answer: I really love cooking, but did not want to
be a chef. I thought that it may be a good idea to
put those talents that I have into teaching. A lot of
people these days only know how to eat out, and
only know how to cook using the microwave. It is
my goal to bring my students the love of cooking
through teaching them through Home Economics.
Question: What advice would you give to other
first generation college students or any college
students?
Answer: Don’t give up. There are probably easier
ways to make money, but college is something that
improves you, and it will improve your family’s
lives as well. Your parents may not understand why
you want to receive your education, but keep
reassuring them that it will be worth it in the long
run. They will be proud of you.
Question: What did you learn from these
teachers that will have an impact on your
future teaching?
Answer: I loved how Mrs. Dee always asked for
our favorite recipes at the beginning of the
semester. This made me feel like that the