Journey to SNHU

My journey to EDU 235 is most likely a lot different than many of my other classmates'. While I am a sophomore at SNHU, I am also a transfer student and this semester is my first semester as a Penman. I didn’t even know that this class existed. EDU 235 was chosen for me and automatically put into my schedule. I transferred from the University of Rhode Island, which is about four times the size of SNHU. I have noticed a lot of differences between the two schools, my favorite one being the class size. At URI my classes were huge and intimidating. I could raise my hand and ask a question but I would be asking it in front of at least a hundred people. The professors had no way of knowing if you were in class or not and if you weren’t then that was your business and they weren’t going to help you. I love that at SNHU I have no more than 30 people in each of my classes. I am happy that I am going to be able to actually participate in class and get the most out of my professors in my journey to become an educator.

                What ultimately brought me to SNHU, EDU 235, and made me transfer was my desire to be a teacher. SNHU’s education program far exceeds URI’s and that got my attention and ultimately solidified my decision to transfer. I didn’t know that I always wanted to be a teacher, but once I changed my major to elementary education and started taking the classes I knew that I found the right choice for me, just not at the right school. I’m hopeful that SNHU and EDU 235 will provide me with everything I need to be successful in my own classroom.