1. TO TEACH OR NOT TO TEACH My journey through college. Lori Hausvater

2. High School Graduation 1997 I graduated from Liberty High School in Clarksburg, WV on May 1997.

3. Early College Days In the fall on 1997, I entered WVU as a Business Management and Marketing major.

4. I sailed through a few more years, looking for that perfect career path. I changed schools and still did not have a definite idea of what I wanted to be when I grew up!

5. Quitting college. Perhaps not the best idea, but I had been in college for quite a few years and had no goal to work toward.

6. Going to Dental Assistant School. Being a dental assistant was really fun and I loved it! I got to work with people of all ages and I was completely amazed with teeth! After I quit college, I decided that I wanted to become a dental assistant.

7. Working with kids. It was while I was working at a local dentist office, that I decided that working with kids was something that I would like to do.

8. Returning to college.

9. FSU School of Education In the fall of 2003, I returned to school and enrolled in the teacher education program. Fairmont State University

10. Teacher Education I did several classroom observations, from Kindergarten to fourth grade. I loved being the classroom and being able to interact with children!

11. One year to go! It was the summer of 2005. I did an entire semester of summer school enrolled full time, so that I could graduate in the spring of 2006.

12. Big surprise! In June 2005, my husband and I found out that we were expecting a baby!

13. Kimber Nicole Hausvater Our daughter was born on March 20, 2006

14. I did not return to school after Kimber was born. In May 2006, my husband, Jon, and I purchased a local bar. We ran the bar for 2 years. PJ Kellys 2006-2008.

15. Fast Forward to January 2010 I finally went back to school. I would graduate in May with a Regents Bachelor of Arts degree. Finally I had a plan. I would receive my degree, substitute for a few years and work on a new degree that would enable me to teach full time.

16. May 2010 Finally after thirteen years, I finally did it!!

17. Masters Degree I ultimately want a full-time teaching position, so I decided to pursue a Masters Degree in Reading Specialties . I will graduate in May 2012.

18. RESA VII Substitute Teacher Certification I completed my RESA certification in September 2010. I am very excited to be substitute teaching. I think this will better prepare me for a full-time teaching position.

19. Don’t look back, just move forward. I am glad that I decided to go back to college and even more excited that I ended up in graduate school. I never thought that I would graduate with a BA, never the less a masters degree!

20. The journey continues.