Major Exploration: Elementary Education & Masters of Arts in Teaching with Senior Instructor, Dr. Rachael Schuetz & recent MAT graduate, Tommy Brown - a podcast by OSU-Cascades

In this episode, we chat with Senior Instructor for the Masters of Arts in Teaching and Elementary Cohort Lead, Dr. Rachael Schuetz and recent MAT graduate, Tommy Brown. 

Rachael shares about how she ended up falling in love with teaching through the Cadet Teaching Program, which is also how Tommy started exploring a potential career in teaching as well. When Rachael worked on developing the Elementary Education program, she focused on making as many experiences as hands-on and field-based in elementary schools. "You do spend time in a university classroom learning the theory, learning the best practices, but we then move our classes into the schools."

Tommy also talks about his decision to stay in his hometown of Bend to pursue his undergraduate degree at OSU-Cascades, followed by his decision to continue with the MAT program. A huge advantage for him throughout his education was the community partnerships, especially with the Bend-La Pine School District.

Tommy's advice for students still exploring is founded in the Howard Thurman quote: “Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” We couldn't agree more! 

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