Pam Tidwell
About Me
I was born and raised in the Salt Lake Area, mostly in West Jordan. Graduated from West Jordan High in 1984 and spent the next 17 years being a mom and raising my family.
During those "family" years I worked many different jobs both full and part time. I worked in retail several times doing everything from cashiering to Layaway and finally up to Assistant Manager. I loved working retail, but hated the hours (especially the holidays, nights and weekends). I spent some time working at my children's elementary, and then as an EdNet Facilitator at Bingham High. Bingham was a remote site, which meant that I was, in effect, the teacher in the classroom. I handled attendance, classroom management, passing out, collecting, and grading assignments. About the only thing I didn't do was prepare and deliver lesson plans. This was the experience that helped me decide what I wanted to be when I grew up.
So I summoned up every ounce of courage I could, and went to my first day of college in August of 2002 at the age of 35. I had always been afraid of college or any higher education because I didn't think I was smart enough to be successful in college. (I mean, heck, I had barely managed to graduate from high school.) Four years later, I completed a five year program and graduated Suma Cum Laude from Weber State University with a BA in Business Education with a Marketing minor. I learned a lot about myself in those 4 years and built a lot of self confidence.
My timing was impeccable as Utah was going through a severe teacher shortage that year and I was quickly hired at Kaysville Jr. High. When I first started college I told people that I didn't want to teach in a junior high school because I "didn't want to take a bath in the hormone pool." I discovered that I really enjoy working with those pre-teen and young teenage students more than I had expected. I'm just starting my third year at Kaysville. I love the kids and faculty and plan to stay there for some time.
Research & Teaching
- Awards & Honors
- Suma Cum LaudeWeber State University, 2005-2006 Outstanding Student, Business Education
- Service
- Co-chairman, 2005 FBLA Regional Competition
- Professional Memberships
- PBL, UEA, UACTE, NBEA
- Other Skills
- Endowed with skills and knowlege in American Sign Language, Boy Scouts, training dogs and kids, Travel Agent for Guilt Trips, Supermom Extrordinaire, and spending an abundance of time doing something well that never needed to be done at all.
