My Biography

Lisa Philistin is a sophomore student currently attending Miami Dade College. Although her parents were born and raised in a small country located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, Haiti; Lisa Philistin was born and raised in Miami, FL. As a young girl Lisa’s passion was always to become an educator. She even went as far as using her strangest imagination in her own home, creating a class full of students. Lisa also would work with her peers and others in school as a tutor. Lisa always knew that teaching was her destiny, because going to school was always an enjoyment for her. As a student in her elementary school she was always assigned to the new students or the students that was a little behind. This most likely caused the beginning of her passion for being a future educator. As a fifth grade student Lisa joined Future Educators of America (F.E.A), this program allowed Lisa to become more pronged to her dream of becoming an educator. Lisa was a part of the F.E.A program in middle school and in high school. There was a point in her high school years where Lisa dreams to become an educator almost died. After A visit to a seminar that was actually held at Miami Dade college wolfson campus, Lisa felt that being an educator was not enough pay. One of the speakers at the field trips for encouraging future educators actually did a very bad job at convincing her that she was at the right career choice. The speaker spoke about how educators come across negative people that says educator do not make enough. This is true but Lisa began to convince herself that as long as she was doing something she loved money wouldn’t matter. She always planned on marrying a Doctor and still does. During the summer semester of 2010 Lisa will began working on her Bachelors’ in Science on secondary mathematic teaching. Lisa is also working on getting a degree in Communication Administration to one day becomes a Principle. Lisa’s dream as an educator does not end in being a school teacher or Principle but to become a part of the Public School System and make a positive change in the Florida School System. Another asset to becoming an Educator is the exciting feeling she gets every time she completes a semester and become closer and closer to her dreams. She can also thank her main motivation is her Thee year old son, Gary Jaden Jr. Pochette. This is why Lisa chose being an educator not only because of herself but knowing that she would be able to help others become proactive is something Lisa can always feel great about her.