{"id":813,"date":"2024-09-10T14:37:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T14:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/moments\/?p=813"},"modified":"2024-09-10T14:37:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T14:37:25","slug":"the-path-to-giving-back-in-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/moments\/2024\/09\/10\/the-path-to-giving-back-in-education\/","title":{"rendered":"The path to giving back in education"},"content":{"rendered":"
About 100 miles from Marshall\u2019s Huntington campus is Oak Hill, West Virginia, where Marshall freshman elementary education major Danielle Bailey was born and raised.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came from a low-income community where the teachers put in a lot of effort to make a safe, fun and creative environment for each of their students,\u201d Bailey said. \u201cJust like many of the teachers in my elementary school, I knew I wanted to make sure every child had the same space that I did.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bailey is one of 24 students selected for this year\u2019s Underwood-Smith Teaching Scholars through the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission.<\/p>\n

\n\t “I was unsure if I was going to be able to come to Marshall, but receiving the scholarship gave me the financial stability to continue my education where my dreams can come true.” <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t- Danielle Bailey<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

\u201cI was unsure if I was going to be able to come to Marshall, but receiving the scholarship gave me the financial stability to continue my education where my dreams can come true,\u201d Bailey said.<\/p>\n

During her junior year of high school, she joined a program called Grow Your Own Pathway to Teaching, offered through the West Virginia Department of Education.<\/p>\n

The Grow Your Own Pathway program allows high school students to start college early through dual-credit courses in their home county schools.<\/p>\n

And she\u2019s hit the ground running this semester, starting her first year academically a sophomore thanks to the program.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis journey is going to be long and some nights it may feel hard, but the impact I may have on my students will be worth all of the hardships,\u201d Bailey said.<\/p>\n

She said during her senior year in the program her counselor encouraged her to apply for the Underwood-Smith scholarship.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am super thankful for this scholarship and opportunity,\u201d Bailey said. \u201cI can’t wait to see what the future holds for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is the fifth cohort of students who receive up to $10,000 per year for four years.<\/p>\n

Five other students with plans to attend Marshall University also received the scholarship.<\/p>\n

The Underwood-Smith Teaching Scholars Program requires recipients to teach in a high-demand field in West Virginia for five years after graduation. High-demand fields include math, science, special education, and elementary education.<\/p>\n

Bailey\u2019s commitment to her hometown aligns perfectly with the program\u2019s goal to address the teacher shortage in West Virginia.<\/p>\n

\n\t “In the future, I see myself teaching in my home county. In Fayette County, we are struggling to find teachers. I want to encourage my community the same way they encouraged me.” <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t- Danielle Bailey<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

\u201cIn the future, I see myself teaching in my home county. In Fayette County, we are struggling to find teachers. I want to encourage my community the same way they encouraged me,\u201d Bailey said.<\/p>\n

And her list of teachers to thank isn\u2019t short \u2014 but three stand out specifically.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy high school band director, Mr. Myers, gave me the advice to let your personality shine throughout you through your whole life. My third-grade teacher, Mrs. Setterl, taught me to be kind and to be the joy that everyone needs. My vo-tech teacher, Ms. Crouch, taught me that to be a great teacher, all you need is a heart to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

For a full list of this year\u2019s Underwood-Smith recipients, visit: https:\/\/www.wvhepc.edu\/news\/state-selects-24-students-for-west-virginias-prestigious-teaching-scholarship\/<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

About 100 miles from Marshall\u2019s Huntington campus is Oak Hill, West Virginia, where Marshall freshman elementary education major Danielle Bailey was born and raised. \u201cI came from a low-income community where the teachers put in a lot of effort to make a safe, fun and creative environment for each of their students,\u201d Bailey said. \u201cJust […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":945,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","hentry","category-moments","post_format-post-format-image"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/moments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/moments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/moments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/moments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/945"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/moments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=813"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/moments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":816,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/moments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813\/revisions\/816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/moments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/moments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/moments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}