Despite growing up in the inner-city of South Central Los
Angeles and being a first generation college student, I was able to persevere
through a disadvantaged education system and low-income background. My
perseverance continues to be the result of social experiences, extracurricular
activities, and an upbringing that has equipped me with the insight to rebuild
and improve the education system. All of this has prepared me to be an
influential school leader. Therefore, I am seeking a Master’s and Doctoral
degree in Education Administration and Leadership to share my success with
education, empower school systems and to create a sense of urgency that every child
should be granted an equal opportunity to receive a quality education. I want to develop young minds and increase their academic
and creative abilities. Most importantly, it is my intention to create and
implement innovative programs that expand educational opportunities and
increase academic outcomes for our children.
I
currently hold a Bachelor’s of Arts in Mass Communication and Journalism from California State
University, Fresno. In
pursuit of a Doctoral degree, my career aspirations and contributions are to
develop and lead programs that seek to fundamentally challenge children. It is
my desire to motivate students to think about higher education at an early age,
create support systems, and encourage reciprocal learning. Specifically, I
intend to contribute to the strides and progress in public education that will
nurture youth to become deeply engaged and imbued in education through
transforming and improving schools towards better performance. I am absolutely confident my passion for educational
equality will fuel my career aspirations and contributions.
As
a Summer Pre-Doctoral Institute Fellow, I am confident that the program will
help me in my transition into higher education, will take my understanding of
graduate school to a whole new level and will help me overcome adversity, adjust
to a new place, and most importantly fuel my drive for success. I do believe
this summer Pre-Doctoral Institute will be beneficial to me throughout my
graduate studies and will equip me with the tools I need to succeed. During my time in SPI I want to research the affects on low income communities and education. I also look forward in making strong connections with my fellow SPI cohort.
Thanks,
Sasha
Thanks,
Sasha
Sasha,
ReplyDeleteI am very interested in hearing more about the programs that you would like to implement to help better the lives of our children. I look forward to talking to you more.
Peace and Blessings,
T.Moton,III
Sasha,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on being able to rise above the common setbacks of most underrepresented groups. I am really moved by your ambitions. I think that it is great that your determined to assist young minds and encourage the pursuit of a college education. I see that your experiences seem to be the fuel to your fire. Being able to relate to those that you intend to help will definitely be encouragement to them also. I too am interested in hearing what type of programs you plan to initiate in order to satisfy your goals. Hope to talk to you soon.
-Lakiah N. Clark
Sasha,
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to read that you want to get young students to think about higher education. I grew up in a low-income Chicago neighborhood and there are not a lot of expectations for young people to attend college. Many of them are satisfied with a high school diploma in part because there are not many people with a higher education living in the community. It's great that you want to help public schools to improve this.