My name is Chelsea Houldin, I am a Taurus born in 1989. I love sunshine, the beach and everything else that comes with living coastal in southern California! I have been all over for schooling thus far. I started at Paul Ecke Central for elementary, then Ada Harris then Oak Crest then Digueno and then Highschool! After graduating from La Costa Canyon High School in 2007, I ventured to Santa Barbara where I attended the local community college for three years. From there I transferred to the University of California Riverside for Fall 2010 quarter as a liberal studies major. UCR was to say the least, not for me. I applied to Cal State San Marcos mid quarter in hopes of returning home and pursuing my goal of becoming a teacher. CSUSM has been wonderful so far. The only problem is my UCR courses didn’t transfer and I am facing quite a setback in regards to graduating in a reasonable time frame. I am taking on six classes, many of which are upper division. Fortunately the majority of the material I am studying is familiar to me with the acceptation of this technology course. You could say I am technologically retarded. Microsoft word and face book are a no brainer! I am also fairly comfortable with excel and power points but anything on the web is scary to me. I am familiar with these sites but that’s about it. This class will definitely be my most challenging but I know becoming technologically savvy is absolutely necessary to succeed in today’s work world! CSUSM is known for producing a huge majority of the surrounding school districts faculty. My mother was my math teacher for three years in high school and my step father was my principal during the same time. They are both huge supporters of this college and have explained to me the benefits of getting your degree in the same area you wish to teach. The connections you make in and outside the classroom are very important. I can already see the differences in CSUSM then from UCR. The program is as the mission statement says “commited to student-centered education, diversity, collaboration, professionalism and shared governance.”
