I had an incredible interview with two individuals that
spoke passionately about how their professional role impacts families. My topic project will focus on the impact of a Single Parent Family has on a child's development in academic achievement, self esteem and behavior in and out of the school. I selected both
candidates because they are in two separate careers: Education and Corporate. Both candidates have the ability to impact
families of whom they govern on a daily basis.
Further, both candidates are educated, successful and leaders in their
professional career.
My first phone interview- Julita Marshall is 40 years old
and a 3rd Grade Teacher in the state of Illinois. She has taught for 5 years as a Reading and
Language Arts Teacher. Julita believes
that her professional role as a single parent and as an educator affords her an
opportunity to be sensitive, have empathy and accommodate families to ensure
their children are successful. She looks
beyond the socioeconomic status of families and focuses on the students’ needs. In addition, Julita believes that every
family is different and need tailored attention. When she meets parents and families on the
first day of school or during Open House Night, she listens very well to
students and parents. Julita pays
attention to interactions between parent and child and how much interest a
parent has in their child’s education. I
as the interviewer connected with Julita’s perspective because I am a 2nd
grade teacher and in order to ensure a child is successful, it is important to
get to know how much a parent supports.
My second live interview- Kaszia Eugenia 24 years old and is
a Wal-Mart Senior Manager of Quality Assurance|Human Resources|Business
Development| Logistics and Supply Chain in Atlanta, Georgia. Kaszia has been employed with the Wal-Mart
cooperation for 5 years. Kaszia believes
that her position affords her the opportunity to show equity among diverse
families. One comment from her
interview- “During my hiring process, I
encounter hundreds of applicants and because I am a single parent I am
special. When I come across the marital
status question of my employees’ paperwork and discover they are single
parents, qualified, smart and skilled, I embrace and help them get to the next level
professionally.” I as the interviewer
connected with this comment because it shows that discrimination is not
tolerated and equity is prevalent.
A question I am curious about would be, if they had an
opportunity to implement a program to help single parent families in the
corporate or education arena, what would be the program?
