I am Dominique N. Spence. I was born in Chicago, Illinois. I do not remember much about my life in Illinois as a child because we immediately moved to Racine, Wisconsin. After living in Wisconsin for about 4 years we moved to Orlando Florida where we lived for about 2 years. In 1996 my parents decided to move to Bay Minette, Alabama where my grandmother lives. Today I still live in Bay Minette with my two beautiful daughters Destiny and Jordan Green. Destiny is 4 years old and Jordan is 2 years old. Preparing a better future for them is definitely what drives my motivation and determination to complete my goals. I want them to have a much better life and live comfortably off of mommy and daddy's money lol. Although I love the age my girls are right now I want to teach the high school age group.
I want to be a teacher because I feel I can make learning fun and interesting for students going into adult hood. My major is secondary ed. science. I chose science because it interest me and it is always changing. Plus it was always my easier class in school. Although it is not my favorite. I want to coach track and field as well. I ran in high school and I loved it. I attended Baldwin County High School. I was the fastest at my school and the second fastest in the county. My 11th grade year I became the fastest and I took first place in each race I participated in. That year was the last year I ran because I got pregnant and now I want to coach. I feel as a teacher and a coach I can help students make better decisions in their lives and help them to deal with pressures in and outside of the school. Helping them learn science and maturity will be my goal as an educator. I plan to learn along the way as well. I think as long as I learn along the way and understand that all students are different I will not get burnt out from teaching.
My interests are dancing, exercising, listening to music, shopping, and reading when I have time. I love going out to the movies and parties although it is extremely limited because of my family. I cheered in high school and I really miss it a lot. I could see myself coaching cheer leading but I would rather coach track and field. I will be putting my daughter that is 4 years old in summer track 2012. Watching track and field and other sports is another interest of mine. Something i do not really enjoy though is work lol, but who does unless it's what you love to do. I work in the cafe in the Daphne Sam's Club. It is a really easy job with the proper help but I do not enjoy it because we are understaffed. I work to support my self and my family. At some point in time I will eventually graduate and find a job doing what I know I will love.
One thing that I should show an interest in is time management. I have an extremely busy life. Planning and making "To Do Lists" would eliminate most of the stress I seem to create for myself. Randy Pausch said, "Not planning is planning to fail." He also talked about completing the largest task on your "To Do List". I realize that at times I find myself trying to complete the easiest task and eventually never completing the one that matters most. I will work hard on managing my time so things will be easier and I will be able to relax instead of running around asking, "What do I have to do?"
