CTE Graduate Profile

Sam Carpenter

CAREER PATH

My career path started from a very young age. As much as humanly possible ironwood assist in classrooms. Because of the early childhood program at my vocational center I was able to continue this throughout my high school career. I did two years at a junior college were during this time I also helped at the school and during my second two years of college where I went for my associates I got to do we called them site hours where are you would get to go and be the teacher.

EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS NEEDED FOR THIS CAREER

HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDED

Morris Community High School Morris, Illinois – Morris County

Above all else you need to love of children. We have to have this innate urge to help them by all means humanly possible. Do you have to be flexible and be able to change things in the blink of an eye. You also need to have great communication with the staff and the parents of the students.

CTE DEPARTMENT/CLASSES ENROLLED IN DURING HIGH SCHOOL

Early Childhood Education

ADVICE TO HIGH SCHOOL CTE STUDENTS

CURRENT JOB TITLE

First Grade Teacher

Do it-- don’t be afraid to do it. You’d be surprised the wonderful things that come out of this in the lifelong friends in the lifelong skills you make because of it. Try and when you fail try again.

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT

Iroquois West School District

CAREER PATHWAY

HOW HAS CTE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR LIFE/CAREER?

Human and Public Services

The fact that we got to experience so many different placement options. During my time I was in an early childhood classroom I was also in a first grade and kindergarten classroom as well.