Why this, why now?

This is my online journal of my years in learning... again. Having stopped my formal education at the age of 21, due to the circumstances of my life and the responsibiities that came with the changes, I resumed my studies in 2003 when I came to Canada. I obtained my teaching degree, then got a job and took some more courses to specialise in literacy and special education. Yet, I wanted to do more. Not to become a principal or a superintendent, as many have assumed, but just for myself. As Maslow says, once your basic needs are met, you think of self actualisation. For the first time in my life, I can go to school without worrying about how to pay my fees. Yet, I struggle to achieve the success I desire, I do not get to finish my assignments to the best of my ability. I find that while I fight for access and equitable outcomes for others: my students, my families, my sisters, brothers and their children who face domestic violence and discrimination, I have not stopped to fight for myself. So here goes. My voice is here, as is the voice of others who will walk with me on this journey.