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Angelina Meadows

Every educator has a story.

Think back to your college years—or even earlier. Was there a moment when you realized you wanted to become a history or social studies teacher?

What inspired you? Who or what influenced your decision? Was there a particular experience, mentor, class, or event that set you on this path? Did you love Jeopardy? 

I'd love to hear your story and learn what tipped the scales for you.

Bonus: If your route to teaching social studies was anything but traditional—perhaps through another career, a life-changing event, a twist of fate, or an unexpected opportunity—give us the details. 

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  • My mother was a teacher, her mother was a teacher, and my other grandmother would have been a teacher. I was *not* going to be a teacher. I was going to become a Supreme Court justice (ambitious, I know). I graduated college and was doing my two-years-of-work-before-law school gig and found myself working in the second floor (i.e., underground, no windows) of an environmental consulting firm where days would pass without the phone ringing. 

    I also talked to lots of unhappy lawyers. I thought about what might allow me to continue to support my varied interests and love of learning. I spent a couple of years leading tours around Washington DC to make sure I liked kids (I do), and here I am, 28 years later, still trying to figure it out. 

     

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  • My mother was a teacher, her mother was a teacher, and my other grandmother would have been a teacher. I was *not* going to be a teacher. I was going to become a Supreme Court justice (ambitious, I know). I graduated college and was doing my two-years-of-work-before-law school gig and found myself working in the second floor (i.e., underground, no windows) of an environmental consulting firm where days would pass without the phone ringing. 

    I also talked to lots of unhappy lawyers. I thought about what might allow me to continue to support my varied interests and love of learning. I spent a couple of years leading tours around Washington DC to make sure I liked kids (I do), and here I am, 28 years later, still trying to figure it out. 

     

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