{"id":9794,"date":"2020-10-29T17:27:50","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T23:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capitalidea.org\/fromstrugglingstudenttoprofessor\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T12:26:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T18:26:41","slug":"fromstrugglingstudenttoprofessor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capitalidea.org\/es\/fromstrugglingstudenttoprofessor\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Spotlight: De estudiante con dificultades a profesor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 100%; margin-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 2px solid #ff9e16; text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"color: #888888;\">Por Jeff Sanchez | 29 DE OCTUBRE DE 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-36277\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capitalidea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Graduate-Degree-pic-1-216x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" \/>\"Los \u00fanicos l\u00edmites son los que yo creo en mi mente\". Teresa Garza proclama estas palabras mientras recuerda el largo camino que la llev\u00f3 hasta donde est\u00e1 hoy. De estudiante en pr\u00e1cticas a profesora universitaria, nunca imagin\u00f3 que su carrera la llevar\u00eda al mundo acad\u00e9mico. \"No pensaba ser profesora. No entraba en mis planes\".<\/p>\n<p>Teresa es profesora y jefa adjunta del departamento de Radiolog\u00eda del Austin Community College (ACC). Asisti\u00f3 a la universidad inmediatamente despu\u00e9s del instituto, pero pronto acab\u00f3 en periodo de prueba acad\u00e9mica. \"No estaba estudiando lo que me gustaba\", dice, y la falta de entusiasmo se reflej\u00f3 en sus notas. Se tom\u00f3 un descanso y empez\u00f3 a trabajar en una tienda de ropa de mujer ganando menos de $8 la hora. Un d\u00eda, recuerda que pens\u00f3: \"Tiene que haber algo m\u00e1s en mi vida que recoger ropa del suelo\". En ese mismo momento, decidi\u00f3 que era hora de volver.<\/p>\n<p>Pagar la matr\u00edcula es todo un reto con un trabajo de $8 la hora. Adem\u00e1s, necesitaba dinero para libros y gasolina para ir a clase. La suerte quiso que un compa\u00f1ero de clase le presentara Capital IDEA. \"Sonaba demasiado bueno para ser verdad\". A pesar de sus recelos, asisti\u00f3 a una orientaci\u00f3n, present\u00f3 su solicitud y fue aceptada. \"Me dieron la oportunidad. Una vez que me dieron la oportunidad, sal\u00ed corriendo y no he parado. A veces s\u00f3lo necesitas que una persona crea en ti, lo suficiente\".<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-36279\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 25px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capitalidea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/In-the-classroom_edited-1-258x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" \/>Despu\u00e9s de graduarse, Teresa encontr\u00f3 trabajo en un hospital local donde pas\u00f3 mucho tiempo ense\u00f1ando a internos. \"Parec\u00edan gravitar hacia m\u00ed y me preguntaban si alguna vez hab\u00eda pensado en ense\u00f1ar\". Sigui\u00f3 descartando la idea hasta que se puso en contacto con ella su antiguo profesor, que quer\u00eda volver a poner en marcha el programa de Resonancia Magn\u00e9tica (RM) en ACC. Le pregunt\u00f3 si considerar\u00eda la posibilidad de ser profesora. Al principio, Teresa declin\u00f3 la oferta, pero despu\u00e9s de dos a\u00f1os de preguntar y de recibir continuos \u00e1nimos de sus becarios, finalmente decidi\u00f3 intentarlo. \"En cierto modo, no lo eleg\u00ed yo. Fue \u00e9l quien me eligi\u00f3 a m\u00ed\". Y nunca ha mirado atr\u00e1s.<\/p>\n<p>Teresa lleva 11 a\u00f1os dando clases y disfruta con ello. Este \u00faltimo a\u00f1o se le han presentado nuevos retos. Teresa es una persona sociable, y es esta cualidad la que la llev\u00f3 a la profesi\u00f3n docente. Los nuevos protocolos de distanciamiento social han creado una falta de interacci\u00f3n personal con los alumnos. Para una profesora acostumbrada a establecer conexiones personales con sus alumnos, ha sido duro. \"Siento que no los conozco. No conozco su tipo de personalidad para poder ayudarles\".<\/p>\n<p>Para superar estos retos, Teresa ha empleado m\u00e9todos creativos para aumentar la interacci\u00f3n con los estudiantes, aunque sea en un espacio virtual. Cada semana se re\u00fane virtualmente con un peque\u00f1o grupo de estudiantes para hablar de los problemas que puedan tener con sus cl\u00ednicas y en su vida personal. Ha organizado algunas sesiones de juegos en l\u00ednea fuera del horario de clase para fomentar la diversi\u00f3n. Tambi\u00e9n ha pasado a dar las clases en directo, en lugar de pregrabadas. Esto permite a los estudiantes verla e interactuar verbalmente a trav\u00e9s de la webcam y del chat.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; margin-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: solid 1px #FF9E16; border-top: solid 1px #FF9E16; padding: 2% 5% 1% 5%;\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">\"A veces s\u00f3lo necesitas que una persona crea en ti, lo suficiente\".<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>Al haber sido ella misma una estudiante con dificultades, Teresa conoce la importancia de conectar con sus alumnos. Entiende el incre\u00edble valor de contar con el sistema de apoyo adecuado, porque ella lo tuvo en Capital IDEA. \"Ten\u00edan todo lo que necesitaba. Especialmente la responsabilidad. Eso me ayud\u00f3 mucho. No puedo agradecer lo suficiente a Capital IDEA\".<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36280 alignleft\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 25px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capitalidea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/A-Riverbat-teacher_edited-1-258x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"258\" \/>La pasi\u00f3n de Teresa por apoyar a los estudiantes y marcar la diferencia en la vida de las personas se extiende m\u00e1s all\u00e1 del aula. En 2018, Teresa acept\u00f3 el cargo de Representante de Exalumnos en la Junta Directiva de Capital IDEA. El Director Ejecutivo, Steve Jackobs, recuerda: \"Cuando Teresa se uni\u00f3 a la Junta, aport\u00f3 una voz cr\u00edticamente importante. Ella conoce por experiencia de primera mano a nuestros estudiantes, la educaci\u00f3n y la atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica. Su pasi\u00f3n y su perspectiva son inestimables\". Como miembro de la Junta, Teresa es capaz de proporcionar liderazgo y visi\u00f3n a las operaciones en curso de Capital IDEA y los estudiantes a los que sirven. Adem\u00e1s, Teresa se ha convertido en portavoz y defensora en varios eventos para ayudar a recaudar fondos e inspirar a la pr\u00f3xima generaci\u00f3n de solicitantes.<\/p>\n<p>Teresa sigue haciendo todo lo que puede para ayudar a los estudiantes a alcanzar sus sue\u00f1os. Ya sea como profesora, miembro del consejo o mentora, nos recuerda continuamente a todos: \"Si perseveras y sigues trabajando para alcanzar tus metas, puedes lograr todo lo que has so\u00f1ado.\"<\/p>\n<p>Con perseverancia y el apoyo adecuado, las posibilidades tambi\u00e9n son ilimitadas para ti. D\u00e9janos ayudarte a dar el primer paso hacia lo que podr\u00eda ser una gran carrera. Si t\u00fa o alguien que conoces est\u00e1is interesados en iniciar una nueva carrera, ponte en contacto con nosotros y veamos hasta d\u00f3nde pod\u00e9is llegar.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Por Jeff S\u00e1nchez | 29 DE OCTUBRE DE 2020 \"Los \u00fanicos l\u00edmites son los que yo creo en mi mente\". 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