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Marcia Galvan
Daughter, sister, mother, wife
Capricorn
Catholic
New Year's Baby 1/1/87
Educator and learner

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My sisters: Myrta, Nubia and Aranxa

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I grew up with a Catholic Faith. I feel that my faith influenced my outlook on the world and the root of me choosing to have values of kindness and love. This was my childhood church that eventually caught fire and burned down. I remember the stained glass windows and high ceilings.

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Our annual summer move from Texas to Utah.

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I compare this house to the one depicted in the movie "Encanto." All my immediate relatives (aunts, uncles, cousins) lived in small apartments that made up my grandparent's home. We were the definition for "It takes a village."

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99% White community and school.

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My dad played in soccer clubs throughout my childhood. We always attended and supported during the games.

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4th Grade teacher- It was always hard coming back from Utah once the school year started. We had to jump into units of study where the classes were currently and there was no tutoring program or remedial class to learn skills we skipped. It was worse in Jr. High, when pre-algebra was taught and teachers had less compassion and patience.

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My mother broke through the norm for migrants and began sending my older sister back to Texas to start the school year with her peers. My mom said if we wanted more than this life, we would have to be serious about our education for our future. Myrta had to earn her way to pay for her plane ticket and maintain good grades to go back each year after that. When I turned 14, I was also given the opportunity to go back to Texas early with my older sister and followed her lead.
Summer of 2001- Marcel Rodriguez, traveled with us to Utah for a documentary on my oldest sister. To share her story of what it was like to be a migrant worker with a record of high academic achievement.
https://vimeo.com/13049246

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My grandma Rosa, was like a second mother to me. She cared for us when our parents were working, took us to parks and dollar stores. Treated us to special treats from the bakery. She showed us so much love and her death in 2001 impacted my life in trying to understand grief and loss. It's been more than 20 years and her absence still ripples in waves of joy and sadness in my heart.

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17 year old me working with kids in a summer school program headed by Utah State University. My first official experience in working with small children. I still worked in the fields on Saturdays and even took a part-time job at a small corner store stocking items on weekday evenings.

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Farm worker; I would thin peaches, pick raspberries, blackberries, and cherries. I did this until I was 18.

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My senior year, I played varsity sports, was in student council, participated in AVID and applied to colleges. I won a Dell scholarship for $25,000.

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I went to Texas A&M Corpus Christi and earned my Bachelor's in Interdisciplinary Studies.

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I was trying to start my career as a substitute teacher, tutor and earn extra income as a waitress. I met my husband, a bartender. We married a year later. Moved to San Antonio in 2012 to begin both of our careers.

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1st time at ATT Center, 1st Convocation, and 1st Year at SAISD. Hired as a Self-Contained PPCD (now ECSE) teacher. Taught when transitioned to Co-Teach program. Stayed in the classroom until Fall 2019.

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Present Day- I have since joined the Early Childhood Department in SAISD as a Head Start Behavior Specialist. I continue to work with children and teachers using my experience with Social and Emotional Learning. My family has also grown with a new generation of boys.