Keeping Up With Kelly

Teaching Towards Tomorrow An organization that aims to recruit and aid the teachers of tomorrow in order to improve education in traditionally disadvantaged schools. Teaching is a tough job, and many people know they want to be teachers from a young age. The best teachers often end up in private schools, which is great for private schools. But youth in other communities need that kind of talent and attention too. So how can we get the talented teachers we are looking for into the teaching profession? Here's a few things Teaching Towards Tomorrow will strive for: Promoting the teaching profession to advanced high school students  Encourage future teachers to go to the best Universities, regardless of the price tag Help teachers finance or refinance student loans  Advocate for teaching salaries, stipends, etc.  Promote continued learning and educational programs Keep teachers passionate about helping tomorrow's leaders Many people would love to teach but are afra...

While I certainly don't know if this is the answer to all our problems, I do know that I am very passionate (like many of you) about education . I feel very lucky to have gone to the schools I've gone to and had the teachers I've had. My access to great education, and the people I've met at school, have been a huge part of  my success. But I've always wondered why the kid 10 miles down the street, the kid with the same hopes as me, would never have access to the same opportunities. I realized a year or two ago that if I could be anything in the world, I would be a grade school teacher in a community that doesn't typically have the best teachers. At this point, I was already committed to a quarter of a million dollar education at USC, but I still hope that I will be able to do this someday. Until then, the team I will be working with after graduation has a whole group that researches education and how technology can help (or hurt) child development. They al...

I've never been to Europe before, but my parents, sister, and I are going in May right after graduation. My family is Armenian and my dad really wants my sister and I to go to Armenia with him while our schedules are still simple enough to do so. This is actually a very special year for us to travel to Armenia as the country is celebrating 100 years of independence. I actually have a few Armenian friends from USC who are also traveling to Armenia to celebrate too!  During World War 1, nearly 1.5 million Armenians were killed in the Armenian Genocide under the Ottoman Empire. In 1918 the Armenian people were declared a sovereign people for the first time since 1375. I'm really excited to go to Armenia with my family and friends and learn more about the war, culture, and of course eat some good food.  We are also going to London and Paris and I am meeting up with some sorority sisters in Italy at the end. If you have been to any of these places and have recommendations ...