About Me

Welcome,

       My name is April and this is my husband Jason. We are new to the blog family, but are excited for everyone to see our journey through life. We are pretty simple country folk from Texas both raised out in the middle of know where. I can only wish we can do the same for our son. We where raised with good family values and taught to respect our elders early. It still amazes me living in the city that no one uses eye contact. I wounder if they are afraid I might say "Hi" anti-social city folk ;) So next time you walk into a store "put the device down" and watch for the old lady you almost plowed over! okay rant over :) Here is to family and simple livin!

My Journey

On a stormy day in April a booming baby girl was born... Okay maybe two far back :) How did I end up here you ask? Well I started out going to college at Kilgore Community College where I obtained my Associates in Early Childhood Education then moving to a University I ran out of money! So, I joined the Air Force to help pay for school. My first station was in Germany for three years where I started to finish my BA in Education from Ashford. I also worked at the Child Development Center (CDC) for a year in Germany. I had 22 3-5 year olds that I even to this day miss. It was to much with the AF and working at the CDC. I was then move to my last station in Abilene Tx. I was back in the states a whole two months when I was deployed to Afghanistan for 7 months. I came back from my deployment having finished my BA in Education from Ashford. I then started my Masters in Education with a Focus in Mathematics finishing about a year ago. Taking a year off my husband and I then decided we wanted children and I was going to stay at home with them. This is how I decided to get another masters in teaching on-line with teaching technology. My goal is to become an on-line educator, so I can still contribute, but yet be home with the kiddos.

January 20, 2015 @ 1724 we added our first addition Travis Henry Snider.

 I can say he loves to help with homework and sleep :)

My Studies:

My K-12 education journey was not a pleasant one. I was made fun of a lot, because we didn’t have money for nice fancy clothes. I also struggled academically even though a lot of teachers tried to push me off I finally had a sub-teacher that noticed something that changed my life! She went to my parents and had convinced them to have me tested for dyslexia. By this time I was already in the 7th grade. The test came out positive and I was put into a class for help. Four years later I walk across the stage 3rd in my class.

What the Future May Hold:

Since obtaining my MAED with a focus in Mathematics I was tutoring students around San Antonio. This was very time consuming and as you see I have my own little one to tend to so I stopped at the end of the school year last year. Not wanting someone else to raise my children and having a passion for teaching is what made me want to teach on-line but as I started to look for jobs I found many schools and colleges wanted some training in on-line teaching. This helped me with my decision of going back to school for another master to help me stand apart and teach on-line.  

This quote speaks to me, because this is how I learn. I believe if we as instructors go the extra mile to ensure we know how our students learn then each student will gain something from the class.