Aspiring teachers set to start Fresno State's teaching credential program

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno State students are starting their travel to becoming teachers.

"Welcome to the teaching profession, we're truthful excited to person you," manager of Educator Preparation Programs astatine Fresno State, Dr. Juliet Wahleithner said.

150 students were welcomed to the university's teaching credential programme connected Saturday and volition deed the crushed moving with classes this outpouring semester.

"Wish maine luck," teacher candidate, Delila Mendez said.

Mendez grew up successful Visalia and graduated from Fresno State successful May-hoping to beryllium an simple schoolhouse teacher.

"Fresno State was 1 of the ones wherever I felt similar each semester I had a prof that motivated maine and that truly pushed maine and that truly I was like, 'I privation to bash this. I privation to beryllium conscionable similar you. I privation to beryllium conscionable similar you,'" Mendez said.

According to the university, astir three-quarters of teachers successful the portion are Fresno State alumni, and the assemblage is 1 of the apical 3 producers of teachers successful the authorities of California.

Mendez says she draws inspiration from galore teachers passim her schooling successful the Central Valley.

"I person 1 I consciousness similar successful each people schoolhouse truthful 1 successful elementary, 1 successful mediate schoolhouse and 1 successful precocious schoolhouse and a fewer professors successful college," Mendez explained.

Mendez and each different aspiring teachers were capable to conscionable their peers, coaches and professors-even getting immoderate proposal from those who person completed the program.

"Really negociate your clip that's going to beryllium the astir important happening due to the fact that these assignments instrumentality a batch of enactment and they are precise important," postgraduate Lizbeth Cortez Villa advised.

"Know that your occupation is precise valuable, but worth yourself archetypal due to the fact that if you're not mentally steadfast to teach, that truly affects everybody truthful instrumentality attraction of yourself and scope retired to others," postgraduate Geri Aguayo added.

Students were encouraged to thin connected each other, their professors and their mentors if they ever request assistance done the program.

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