Introduction of self
My name is Kim Rowan. I am from a small town in
Alabama, but I live in Georgia now. I am the baby of six children, so I had a
lot of parents. Everyone loved to tell me what to do!! I have three beautiful
children who keep me very busy! I
graduated from Birmingham-Southern College and then went on to Troy State
University to receive my Master’s Degree. Once my children got older, I decided
to get my specialist degree from Walden University.
Over the years, I have worked with a wide-range of
ages. I taught preschool for ten years and I was director of a preschool
program for two years. I have also taught kindergarten, second, third, and
fourth grades. I am currently entering my fourth year in fourth grade. I have
taught in a variety of settings. I started my career in a private setting with
parents who were very involved and then I went to an extremely rural setting
where parents were hardly ever involved. The diversity of these settings has
aided my ability to see different perspectives.
Since I began this journey, I have grown so much as
an educator. In hind-sight, I really wasn’t all that great. There was so much
that I didn’t know that it is kind of scary. These classes have taught me how
to see different perspectives and what it really means to grow and change. I
feel as though I am forever evolving. I have had to do some really deep
thinking about myself, my students, and social change. Does anyone else see
themselves evolving? Who else looks back and thinks wow I needed some help? Has
thinking deeper about what we do made anyone really become passionate about
something in the field? I just feel like I am changing for the better and I
cannot wait to see what I can do in the field!
This picture of me shows the developmental stage that I am in. I had attachment issues. I have 2 dolls, a pacifier, and a bottle. Those were my security things. I had a pacifier until I was 5 years old. I was the baby of 6, so I got a lot of attention. These objects tell me that I wasn't all that secure about the world around me!
This picture of me shows the developmental stage that I am in. I had attachment issues. I have 2 dolls, a pacifier, and a bottle. Those were my security things. I had a pacifier until I was 5 years old. I was the baby of 6, so I got a lot of attention. These objects tell me that I wasn't all that secure about the world around me!