Emily RossA Student Bent on TeachingAfter Emily Ross '10 decided that Ohio Wesleyan University wasn’t for her, she went to the nearest bookstore and sat down with a book of 365 colleges, intent upon narrowing down to one that would suit her the best. She had already taken the huge step of finding out what it was she wanted to study. It just so happened that it was also one of her deep-rooted passions: working with children. “I started babysitting when I was about 13 for a family at our church who had triplets. I babysat neighborhood kids. My cousins also looked up to me so I was always playing games and stuff like that with them,” Emily says. She realized that her knack for children would be a great avenue to explore as she continued her education. Taking a year off of school, Emily started working at a pre-school near her home in Gladstone, New Jersey where she was an assistant in a classroom of 24 four and five year-old children. This challenging experience helped her to realize that understanding and communicating effectively with children is a skill that can be learned, and one she wanted to develop further. So she decided to study education with a concentration in psychology. “I think that understanding why kids are the way that they are developmentally will help me be a better teacher and cater to them,” she says. “I realized I liked working with kids even more than I thought I had.” Emily put the finishing touches on her longtime dream by crossing out the last college in her book and enrolling at GMC. “When I found Green Mountain and started with the education program—that was it. I was sold,” she says, noting that although she has always been a focused and disciplined person, GMC has helped her to manage her time even more efficiently. “I do my readings the night that I get them” she chuckles. “I like to get my work done on time.” Emily is active around campus as well. She is a former captain of the GMC cheerleading squad and part of an All-Star Cheer squad in Rutland, and is also a work-study student for Student Life. Earlier this semester, she put her organizational and teaching skills to work as the freshman orientation leader. At the end of the day, Emily is a model student, but not just that. She’s a teacher, a mentor, and an example for others. Ross will spend next semester student teaching at a nearby elementary school. Her post-college plans are to move to Colorado, where she has extended family, to pursue a career in education—or, if things don’t work out, as, what she called jokingly, her “alter ego”—a receptionist. Whether it’s answering the phone or aiding kids through crucial developmental years, Emily likes the feeling of helping others get where they’re trying to go. “I’m very organized. To be able to get someone what they need… I thoroughly enjoy it,” she says. “I would like to travel and teach at different parts of the world, but… we’ll see where life takes me.” By Chad Skiles ‘12 Front Page |
  
WEEK AT A GLANCE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Ayurveda Consultation 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Wellness Center Open Gym Session 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Waldron Gymnasium Lap Swim Session 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Waldron Pool Take 10 Discussion Group 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., Wellness Center Zumba 7 - 8 p.m., Bogue Movement Studio TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Open Gym Session 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Waldron Gymnasium Shakti Tribal Dance: Advanced I 4 - 5:30 p.m., Bogue Movement Studio Poultney Community Garden Meeting 5 - 6 p.m., Meet at Ames Circle Shakti Tribal Dance: Intermediate 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., Bogue Movement Studio Acupuncture Clinic 5 - 6 p.m., Wellness Center Open Swim Session 5 - 6 p.m., Waldron Pool Spirituality Club Meeting 6 - 7 p.m., Chapel Smoking Cessation Group 6 - 7 p.m., Wellness Center Zazen Meditation 7 - 7:30 p.m., Chapel WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Academic Skills Workshop: Reading 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Special Collections Reading Room, Griswold Library Lap Swim Session 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Waldron Pool Massage Therapy & Reflexology 12 p.m. - 8 p.m., Wellness Center Kripalu Yoga (vigorous) 1 - 2:30 p.m., Bogue Movement Studio Academic Skills Workshop: Research Skills 3 - 4 p.m., PC Lab, Griswold Library Sunset Yoga Meet at 5 p.m. at the GreenMAP office Shakti Tribal Dance: Advanced II 5:30 - 7 p.m., Bogue Movement Studio Lap Swim Session 6 - 8 p.m., Waldron Pool SOAR Workshop: Envision Your Life 6 p.m., Chapel Shakti Tribal Dance: Beginner 7 - 8 p.m., Bogue Movement Studio Shakti Tribal Dance: Advanced III 8 - 9:30 p.m., Bogue Movement Studio Open Chapel 8 - 9:30 p.m., Chapel THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Cerridwen Farm Stand 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Withey Hall Lobby Open Gym Session 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Waldron Gymnasium Lap Swim Session 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Waldron Pool Massage Therapy & Reflexology 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. Wellness Center Kripalu Yoga (gentle) 4 - 5 p.m, Wellness Center Intermediate Vinyasa Flow Yoga 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., Bogue Movement Studio Open Swim Session 6 - 8 p.m., Waldron Pool FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Family & Friends Weekend Various Times, Across Campus Open Gym Session 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Waldron Gymnasium Lap Swim Session 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Waldron Pool Opening Reception: Faculty Art Exhibit 4 - 6 p.m., Feick Fine Arts Center Open Swim Session 6 - 8 p.m., Waldron Pool Shakti Tribal Dance Annual Hafla 7 p.m., lawn outside SAGE Hall SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Family & Friends Weekend Various Times, Across Campus Ecstatic Dance Experience 7 - 8:30 p.m., 9 - 10:30 p.m., Bogue Movement Studio Fall Foliage Choir Concert 7:30 p.m., Clara Hitchcock Fitzpatrick Jones Concert Hall SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Family & Friends Weekend Various Times, Across Campus Open Swim Session 6 - 8 p.m., Waldron Pool Open Chapel 7 - 10:30 p.m., Chapel |