Douglas Moore
Teacher
Center Independent School District
“You have to believe in yourself. You have to embrace your struggles and not run from them.”
Milestones
My road in life took a while to figure out.
Deciding to go to college.
To graduate high school.
Paying for college - no loans or scholarships so worked at least one job during school and two during the summer.
Learning that college isn't high school - college is the fall of peo
Education
High School
MacArthur High School
MacArthur High School
Graduate
Bachelor of Arts/Public Address & Radio/TV Film
Stephen F. Austin State University
Bachelor of Arts/Public Address & Radio/TV Film
Stephen F. Austin State University
Career
Teacher
Try and teach kids to think and to learn how to learn.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Education
Acting & Theatre
Teaching / Mentoring
Day to Day
There is rarely a typical day, but that is the challenge and fun of teaching.....making copies.....preparing lessons......grading papers.....these are all the mundane tasks. The real work is the interaction with students... in big groups during lectures, small groups, and one-on-one try to get them to think, analyze, learn how to learn. One day is never like the one before.
Recommended Education
My career is not related to what I studied. I'd recommend this path instead:
Bachelor
Mathematics and Education
Mathematics and Education
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
"I don't recall any real negativity when I decided to teach. I try to keep truly negative people out of my life."
Challenges I Overcame
First-Generation College Student
