my name is Angela. i am 28 years old and i live in the state of nj. i'm a single mother, my son is 8 years old. i enrolled tonight in the early childhood education program because i need to provide a better future for my son. having him at such an early age depressed me. i wasn't able to complete college because i knew i had to provide. at the time it was all about making money. so i held several jobs, such as working in retail stores and banks. i even went took a trade when he was about 2 years old. i went for medical billing and coding, i graduated with a 4.0 GPA but i couldn't find employment in that field at the time in 2007. my son knows that i didn't complete college and i believe it bothered him. at such a young age he already knows that he wants to attend Rutgers university in new Brunswick, NJ. that makes me very proud and happy. so seeking my degree is for us. in my high school yearbook, being a teacher was my goal. enrolling in Penn foster is the right step into the direction i want to go in. make my son and myself very proud. after working so many jobs with low pay, living check to check, you have to wake up and want better. i reached that point and here i am today. ready, focused and willing to attain all the knowledge i need to be a better me, a single mom with a college degree. thank you for allowing me to introduce myself and share a little of my life story..
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