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Huguette Cavalletto
"I have chosen to fulfill my dream to teach, to make a difference in as many children's lives as I can, and for the pleasure and satisfaction that knowledge and education brings me."
- Alumni of: 2002 Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Program
- Hometown: Severville, TN
- Community College: Walters State Community College
- Four-year College or University: Carson-Newman College
- Academic/Career Pursuits: Mathematics Teacher, Education Administration
- Other Interests: Tutoring
Biography
Huguette Cavalletto moved to the United States in 1995 with limited knowledge of the English language. A few years later, Huguette would be a single mother of two with an ambition to go to school. But first, she had to take and pass the G.E.D. and the TOEFL - a test to ensure her English was proficient so that she could attend college. The fact that Huguette passed them both boosted her self-confidence. "As the world was starting a new millennium, I was starting a new life," she says.
Huguette registered at Walters State in Morristown, Tennessee. With a strong interest in math, she took several courses in pursuit of an associate's degree. In addition, Huguette began tutoring "at risk" teenage girls in math. "My goal was to help them get over a preconceived idea that mathematics are too hard to understand," she says. The result: Most of the girls improved their grades, coming home with As and Bs, she says. This has inspired her to pursue a career as a math teacher.
Huguette received an associate's degree in math in spring of 2002 and transferred to Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tennessee, this fall.
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