My name is Rebecca Medcalf and I am an Early Childhood and Elementary Education major at the
College of St. Mary. Becoming a teacher has been an aspiration of mine since I was eight years old and helped my aunt prepare her classroom for
the coming year. However, when I started my college career, I decided that a higher salary was more important than a career that I loved.
After 12 years in the retail and financial industries, I grew a little older and a little wiser. I now realize that having a teaching career is a reward in and of itself.