After more than a decade as a bus driver, an Indianapolis woman decided to pursue her degree in elementary education, proving that it's never too late to follow your dreams.
After more than a decade as a bus driver, she decided to pursue her degree in elementary education.
“When I was a kid, I was always like ‘what are you gonna be when you grow up?’ A teacher," Raven Henry said.“Life went down. I tried different avenues," Henry said.A few years ago, she started substitute teaching after her routes.Now, adorned in a cap and gown, she stands proud as an ‘unapologetically dope, educated, teacher.'
“We are looked down so much in education period. For me to be an education grad, it’s just such a blessing to be celebrated as a black education grad," she said. Henry graduates from Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis with a degree in elementary education on Saturday.Henry has offers from both Warren Township and Indianapolis Public Schools to teach fourth grade.“Coming into it, I thought it was going to be reading. But then when I started planning out reading, there’s a lot to it. Math has been my fun part in student teaching, so math it is.”Henry tells WRTV she’s excited to wear her red and white jumpsuit for the ceremony.
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