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Laura Gorecki, a dedicated teacher-in-training with a love for children's literacy, shares her journey from Connecticut to pursuing a career in education. Discover her background, academic path, extracurricular activities, personal goals, and fun facts about her life. Follow along as Laura strives to become a first-grade teacher and eventually a reading specialist, impacting young minds one book at a time. Join her adventures in cooking, singing, shopping, and cat appreciation, all while overcoming gluten and dairy allergies. Learn more about this aspiring educator's story today!
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Born and Raised • In Manchester, Connecticut • Moved to Vernon, Connecticut at age eight
Family Life • Two Parents (Mom and Dad) • One Brother • Ryan Gorecki (20), a senior at UCONN for Psychology
Educational Career • Buckley Elementary School in Manchester, CT (1998-2000) • Center Road School in Vernon, CT(2000-2004) • Vernon Center Middle School in Vernon, CT (2004-2007) • Rockville High School in Vernon, CT (2007-2011) • Eastern Connecticut State University (2011-present)
Extracurriculars • Education Club (2011-present)
Personal Goals • To become a first grade teacher and then a reading specialist • A reading specialist is a person who helps children who read either at or under grade level to improve their comprehension
Favorite Things to Do • Cook • Work With Kids • Sing • Shop • Walk
Other Randomness • I was in the Spanish National Honor Society in high school for my senior year • I have been allergic to gluten and dairy for most of my life ( since about age four). • I graduated as a Rockville High School Scholar, which means that I had an overall average of 90 or above.
Other Randomness Continued • I love tortishell pattern cats. For those of you who don’t know, tortishell pattern cats are very similar to calico but tortishell cats have smaller patches of color. • I have five cousins on my Mother’s side of the family. The youngest one is four and the oldest of them is twenty-two.