Jackie’s life

Jacqueline Peterson   My Brand

2/1/2020

My name is Jacqueline Marie Peterson. I am the youngest out of my family of five. I currently live in the state of Pennsylvania. I was born in Bellingham, Washington and lived there till I was in the fifth grade. Although I do miss living in the Evergreen State, I feel that I have been given so many more opportunities and advantages living in Pennsylvania.

I am currently attending Warren Area High school as a junior. In my future I plan to attend Edinboro University in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. I am planning on getting a degree in early childhood development. My goal is to become a kindergarten teacher. Getting my degree and becoming a kindergarten teacher is something I am extremely passionate about. I want to change the lives of kids through my teaching. I want to be able to make my students feel comfortable in a safe, loving, environment. One reason that I love this degree specifically is because of how much my kindergarten teacher meant to me. I love working with younger children, as I currently help with children’s church. Another main reason I would like to become a teacher is because of all the benefits that it will provide. With being a teacher, they get the summers off. One of the strongest reasons I will really enjoy having summers off is because of the quality time I will have with my children in the future. Growing up for the first couple years of my life, my mom was a stay at home mom. This was very nice because it gave me quality time growing up and I feel it has influenced how close we are today. Once I was old enough to attend school, my mother began working for the school district. This was extremely nice and worked perfectly. My mother’s schedule was just the same as mine. I was able to spend every evening, weekend, holiday, and school break with her. This is one thing that I cherish from my childhood and am so blessed to have had. This is one thing that motivates me to become a school teacher as well as the desire that I have to work with younger children. Life changes and I’m only seventeen, but these are my future plans and I think they are perfect!