"I realized I needed more training. I already had a master’s degree in education, but I was teaching students that were deaf or had hearing impairments at a residential school. I needed more expertise to be a more effective teacher. I found a program at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln that pushed me to be the best teacher I could be. I received personal attention and my adviser gave me insight that would really benefit me long term. Now I am in a new city working with mainstreamed deaf students, and I'm so glad I had and adviser and a program that prepared me and set me apart from other teachers at my school."