My experience thus far in the MAT@USC program in conjunction with my first year of teaching has been testing. Teachers are constantly tested and held accountable for their work with their students. Teacher accountability or what has come to be known as a “value added system” appears to be the direction that education will be/is heading, and my experience in …
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Thomas Esparza
I am twenty-five years old and I am from El Paso, TX. I was born and raised in the border city of El Paso, TX and I am proud of my roots. I am the youngest of three boys, and the first to earn a Bachelor’s degree. I graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and a Minor in Science from New Mexico State University. Upon graduation I moved to California in January of 2008 where last school year I was a special needs one on one instructional aide in South Pasadena. Presently I am in my first year of teaching 2nd grade at Titan Aspire Academy, an Aspire Public School in Huntington Park, CA. It is truly a most rewarding profession!
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Teaching with enthusiasm…
During my orientation experience while working on my masters in education, I had the privilege of being a one-on-one special needs instructional aide at two schools where I was conducting my observations. I lived experiences I will never forget about how schools function with their community and how teacher and faculty mentalities play a major role in creating schools where …
MAT@USC Student Support: Going Above and Beyond
Taking online courses to get your masters in education requires that one has access to internet at all times. In a perfect stress free world you would have no problems with your internet and everything would run smoothly, but what do you do when your internet goes down or you moved to a new home?
You call Heather Dexter, Tara Romine, …
Learning from fellow students
Throughout my experience getting my masters in education I have constantly seen advancements and improvements to the educational arena we students use. Whether it’s in a class discussion among fifteen classmates or in a small group during orientation, the level of interaction among students is high. We are encouraged to expand our perspectives through forums and wall postings. MAT student …
My surprise? The overall quality of the MAT@USC and the Rossier School of Education.
When I applied and began my coursework I found out how outstanding the University of Southern California’s College of Education really was. I was amazed to discover that the college has been around for one-hundred years, it has been named as one the top 25 colleges for education in the country, and top 10 among private universities.
I had taken online …
