Meet me!

Hello! My name is Holly Maneri, as of August 2018 I have taken 16 classes with National University and I only have 4 or 5 classes left, plus student teaching! Needless to say I am itching to graduate! I have been married for almost 3 years and I am 3.5 months pregnant!

Teacher was not always my first choice, it was always my back up plan. My main plan was constantly changing, but my back up plan was always constant. To be honest the main reason I didn't want to "settle" and go in to education was because the salary was never appealing to me. In 2013 I began babysitting full time for two girls ages 6 and 9, after about 6 months of watching them and bonding with them I started to realize how much I really enjoyed the time we spent together. Thats when I decided that teaching was not only what I wanted to to but it was a passion and a calling.

In 2015 I began working for an after school program that worked with lower income area schools, I had my own classroom, had to facilitate lesson plans, create a classroom management plan, facilitate physical activity, and help out with homework. This was probably the most difficult and rewarding job. I learned so much about being a teacher and becoming a mentor.

In the summer of 2016 I worked as a teacher at a summer science camp. This was similar to the after school program, with the structure of my responsibilities, but different because this kids were from affluent families. It was very interesting to see the differences in the students behaviors and needs compared to the students from the lower income school.

I can't wait to graduate and get into my own classroom again!