My name is Sonia Khanijow and I am from Carlsbad, CA. I was born and raised in Carlsbad my entire life, but my parents moved from Singapore in 1979. I attended La Costa Meadows Elementary and my middle school started at Digueno and ended at Oak Crest. I went to high school at La Costa Canyon and graduated in 2000. I went on the UC Riverside and did the 5 year plan, graduating in 2005 with a B.A. in Sociology. After graduating I decided I wanted to pursue a career in medicine and took classes for the next year a half meeting prerequisites. I was accepted to a medical university in the Dominican Republic last May and went down there for 3 days. I decided prior to the orientation process this was not the career path I wanted so chose the direction of teaching instead. I started the Multiple Credential program the fall of this year and am much happier with the decision I decided to make.
I am much more of a PC person and have struggled using a Mac. I depend on technology mostly for checking my e-mail and searching for common webpages (ordering books, banking, etc.) I have never really been computer savvy and try to avoid the computer if at all possible. Currently I am using the Office 07 version for PC.
The part of the mission statement that says "our practices demonstrate a commitment to student-centered education, diversity, collaboration, professionalism, and shared governance" I feel is a very strong component in being a teacher because the ultimate goal is to have the student succeed. I actually didn't know the mission statement when applying for the program, but after reading it I am glad I did choose CSUSM as a school to get my credential. Their focus is on helping you as a student succeed so that ultimately you can help your students do the same.
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