The second oldest of five children, my childhood was always a bit chaotic. There was always somebody around to keep things alive. Throughout my childhood I was always involved in community sports and activities. Playing numerous sports from soccer to softball to ice hockey for the local neighborhood club kept me active year-round. I can't remember a time when I wasn't involved in some sort of community activity, from organizing capture the flag games at friends houses to being the local babysitter.
Due to my father's job we moved quite a bit, but this offered me the opportunity to travel and live in different areas of the country, including Michigan, Kentucky and Chicago. I graduated from a public high school in Paducah, Kentucky and continued my education as a Mathematics major at Smith College, in Northampton Massachusetts. Attending Smith gave me the chance to study abroad in Melbourne, Australia. All through my education I've always enjoyed working with people in settings where we can learn from each other in a collaborative learning environment. During the summers I spent my time as a camp counselor for a sports day camp sponsored by Northwestern. If I never grew old, I would be a camp counselor for life, it by far the best job ever. Since I can't stop time, I decided to go for the second best job and most rewarding job, teaching.
So how does a mathematics major get into teaching? MTC.