Hello! I'm Ms. Beck! I graduated cum laude from UNO in Nebraska with a Bachelor's in a specialized field of Studio Art in Community Development. I have been an afterschool teacher, a substitute teacher, an adult special needs teacher and I am currently working as a social worker. I have lots of stories and experiences relating to the difficulties of life through myself and the people I work with which is why I love to teach. Teaching students and impacting them in ways that are encouraging...
Hello! I'm Ms. Beck! I graduated cum laude from UNO in Nebraska with a Bachelor's in a specialized field of Studio Art in Community Development. I have been an afterschool teacher, a substitute teacher, an adult special needs teacher and I am currently working as a social worker. I have lots of stories and experiences relating to the difficulties of life through myself and the people I work with which is why I love to teach. Teaching students and impacting them in ways that are encouraging and meaningful make my day so much brighter. When I come home after meeting just one student who wanted to dig deeper into the subject of topic or the relational values of others I feel like I have done my job well in helping guide students to a place where they feel more empowered by someone they feel is doing life the right way.
I currently work as a kind of social worker! I'm technically called a Functional Family Facilitator and I run programming for families who have had children removed from the home. I also do drug testing and administrative paperwork that goes along with the job I'm in. I know how to set appropriate boundaries, communicate well and impress the bosses and coworkers I am working with. Social work is not easy, the hours are weird and you have to be trauma informed, but it's a fulfilling role where you get to be someone who is important in a very hard time in someone's life.
I write just about every day. Some artists have an urge to draw or play music every day. I have to write, type, talk or communicate in some way at some point in the week where I can just be myself on the page and make sense. I write poetry, songs and short dialogs of conversation's I had or want to have if that person was right in front of me. I write about my environment, what I see and do and lot's of entries about how I feel. It's a great way to let it all go and organize what you want to think about.
I worked for two years with adults who had developmental disabilities. It was a hard role with very slow moving progress and
