Intro

Hello Everyone,

My name is Eva Broder. I'll introduce myself by giving a bit of background information about me and how I got into teaching.
I majored in Psychology in college. I loved the courses, but before and after graduation I was wracking my brains trying to think of the perfect career path for me with the degree I was coming out with. I did not see myself becoming a psychologist, or a researcher, and knew there was a plethora of other options but none seemed to appeal to me. Finally, sort of on a whim I decided to teach for a little before making any big decisions. I ended up finding a job as a co-teacher in a preschool in the city and loved it! I realized that in teaching, one needs to have an acute awareness of the personalities and needs of those around her/him. All the reasons I had gone into psychology in the first place were the same reasons I wanted to go into teaching but for once I fully felt perfectly suited for the career I was considering. I made the decision at the end of last year that I wanted to remain in the field of education and I find new reasons to be glad about my choice all the time. Now I work in a private day school in Riverdale in a kindergarten class (a little closer to home than the preschool--I took my commute down from an hour and twenty minutes each way to twenty minutes!).
This will be my fourth semester in Bank Street college. I am sort of in-between programs right now--in the midst of switching from literacy to special education.
This is my first online course so I am curious and excited to find out what it will be like.

I look forward to meeting everyone else in this course!

Eva