When I first began my journey in the masters program at SUNY Oswego I didn’t think I would actually get the opportunity to say I am a certified teacher.  I was still working full time in the city and trying to complete a program online through Oswego’s distant learning program.  It all came to a halt when I was told I needed to drive to Oswego to teach a lesson for one of my classes, this was impossible for me.  When I learned about the program at Queens College I quickly enrolled in classes and began the road to my certification.  My life came to another screeching halt when I found out that I was going to have to quit my part time job in order to complete student teaching.  I sat for hours trying to figure out a way around it.  I computed the numbers and everything was fine but I was still being fought by the district.  This killed me because I worked so hard to get where I was and now my plans were ruined.  Luckily for me it all worked out and I was able to keep my job and student teacher, which was very stressful by the way.  I completed my exams and was officially certified this past June!  The next goal I have is to obtain a teaching position in a district, that has a program which isn’t well established, and work hard to make it known what we do in the FACS classroom.