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About Me

Welcome to my Electronic Teaching Portfolio! My name is Meredith Sheldon and I am currently a sophomore at the University of Southern California. I am currently a psychology major and occupational therapy minor, but teaching is something that I have always had a passion for and I wanted to gain more experience in the field, before making any final decisions about my major. My mom is a history professor at Mills College, in Oakland, California, and I believe that partly my mom has influenced my desires to help others achieve their goals. My mom is one of the most remarkable women that I will ever meet. She is such a strong, devoted, loving mother who has given me a direction in life. She has taught me to follow my dreams, in pursuit of my every goal, and I admire her for her courage, love, strength and heart. I am not sure exactly what I want to do with my life following my graduation from USC, but I know I want to do something that relates to children, because I think that children are so fascinating and love watching them grow and developed into intelligent, mature, sophisticated adolescents. I was born in Piedmont, California and have lived their my entire life. I love the community in which I grew up because feel that is providing me with an extremely supportive and encouraging atmosphere. I was very active at Piedmont High School, and could not have had a better four years there. At Piedmont I met the most amazing best friend in the world, Whitney Hoover, who has been my best friend for the past six years and will be for the rest of my life. She is the most incredible person, and I do not know what I would do without her - luckily I will never have to find out. While academics was my main priority in high school, I also became a part of many other student groups and organizations, which contributed to by overall learning experience. I joined the PHS cheerleading squad my freshman year and was junior varsity captain my sophomore year and varsity captain my senior year. I was able to advance my leadership, communication, problem solving and team building skills as I led the squad to both regional and national competitions, where we always placed. I also continued my passion for dancing by joined the PHS Dance Ensemble where I chosen as lead dancer for numerous shows. I have played the violin since forth grad and was a member of the PHS String Orchestra for all four years. I was also very active among our student body, as I participated in many community service clubs and organizations. My sophomore year I was nominated for Homecoming Court and my senior year I was titled the “Most Spirited” of our senior class, both titles which were presented in our yearbook. When I came to USC, I knew that I wanted to continue to stay actively involved in the school and the surrounding community. I am a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority, and am so lucky to have such kind, caring, supportive, fun-loving sisters. I also serve as a student ambassador to the university as a Pepster and am on the executive board. I also participate in the Joint Educational Project (this is my second semester) and it is a program that I hope to be able to continue. Teaching is always something that I have been interesting in pursuing. I think that children are so unique as they are the keys to our world’s future. When I look back on my elementary school years, there are a few teachers who stick out as being incredible influences and they inspire me to want to reach out.