About

Introduction

Hello Everyone,

My name is Jared Daniel Clark, and for better or for worse, through sickness and in health, I am now in the public education business! 

Some may consider that to be ironic considering that I was home-schooled K-12 and didn't attend a public school of any kind until I began my general studies at Blue Mountain Community College. Admittedly, my experiences are limited, I do not know much outside of Pendleton, Oregon, the town in which I was raised. However, I believe that my background gives me a unique perspective that will serve me well as I attempt to give back to my local community by becoming an educator.

As of right now, I am a college student in his senior year of studies under Eastern Oregon University's Curriculum for Undergraduate Elementary School Teacher Education program. This blog is birthed from my work in a class from that program -- ED 496: Education Technologies, Fall 2015.

Education

• Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer Degree (June 2012)
• Blue Mountain Community College
• Bachelors of Multidisciplinary Studies (June 2016)
• Eastern Oregon University

Employment

• Woodpecker Truck & Equipment Inc. (June 2006 - September 2015)
• Job Title: Shipping Personnel 
• Blue Mountain Community College (June 2011 - September 2015)
• Job Title: Maintenance Personnel
• Job Title: Peer Writing Tutor
• Job Title: Softball Announcer

Hobbies

• Reading
• Writing
• Movies
• Tennis
• Karate-do
• Downhill skiing

Dreams

It is my dream and ambition to help guide students to discover their own successful and fulfilling lives. I want to show them that even though the world they live in may at times be hostile towards them, that they do not need to be afraid. Instead, I want them to know that this world, tainted though it may be, is still bursting with wonder and beauty and opportunity; it is meant to be enjoyed by all people regardless of who they are or where they come from. That is my wish for my students and anybody else I come into contact with.

For myself, I just want a simple life in the Oregon countryside with my family and friends.

Postscript

Well, that about sums me up. If you want to contact me, please send an email to jdclark@eou.edu. Enjoy the site!