Education Is What Allows You To Stand

I Feel Very Privileged. But What I Really Hope For Young People Is That They Find A Career They’re Passionate About, Something That’s Challenging And Worthwhile.

I Was Born In 1958, The Same Year Nasa Was Established, Which I Like To Think Of As Not A Coincidence. I Was 11 When They Landed On The Moon, Apollo Eleven. And, Of Course, Everybody In The Whole World Was Watching That. But I Can Tell You, At That Time, Nobody Ever Asked A Girl, 'is That Something You Want To Grow Up And Do?'

I Was Always Drawn To Teachers Who Made Class Interesting. In High School, I Enjoyed My American And English Literature Classes Because My Teachers, Jeanne Dorsey And Dani Barton, Created An Environment Where Interaction Was Important.

A Hallmark Of The Latino Community Is To Help One Another, If Students Are Interested In A Way To Give Back And Help Their Communities, Becoming A Teacher Is Probably One Of The Very Best Ways Of Doing That.

Astronauts Are Very Professional And When They're Preparing For Launch, They Prepare For It As The Most Serious Endeavor Of Our Lives.