糖心Vlog

Like many 16 and 17 year olds trying to determine the next steps of their lives after high school, Mary Hart said thinking about her future was overwhelming. At that time, she knew she wanted to attend college but wasn鈥檛 sure which path to take. 鈥淚 tried to consider things I was passionate about and interested in and blend them together into an ideal job,鈥� she said. Her passion for helping others and her interests in holistic health led her to the undergraduate health and physical education program at 糖心Vlog. 鈥淲hen we talk about being healthy, we have to think about being mentally, emotionally, spiritually, socially and physically healthy,鈥� Hart explained. 鈥淭hat is what I want to teach others 鈥� how to be healthy in every way possible.鈥� While Hart says the curriculum at Georgia Southern has provided her with a solid foundation in healthful living, her professors have also encouraged her to explore additional areas of interest in holistic health while studying to complete her bachelor鈥檚 degree. 鈥淒uring my junior year, I was teaching health in a school for the first time, and I was able to take some of the things I am passionate about and implement those into the classroom lessons,鈥� she said. 鈥淭he professors have allowed me to put my own personal touch into my lesson plans, and they have really helped me to do what I feel like is my purpose on this earth.鈥� In the classroom, she approached a typical middle school lesson on alcohol and drugs holistically, discussing the physical effects of substance abuse on the body, as well as its impact on mental health and the students鈥� social lives. She also felt it was important to discuss resources for addiction and emphasize healthy ways to avoid drug and alcohol abuse. Her first classroom experiences helped assure Hart she was on the right path, but that didn鈥檛 mean the road to complete her degree has always been easy. In fall 2018, Hart worked three jobs while commuting to campus every day from Toombs County, Georgia, and maintained one of the highest grade point averages of all current students in the health and physical education program at Georgia Southern. For her hard work and dedication during her time in the B.S.Ed. Health and Physical Education program, Hart was awarded the Dr. Christine Elizabeth Johnson Scholarship. 鈥淚t is not easy,鈥� she said. 鈥淎 lot of people think health and PE will be easy A鈥檚, but it鈥檚 definitely not. I didn鈥檛 want to go through an easy program. I wanted to get a degree where I learned the best ways to teach students utilizing the latest research.鈥� Hart says Georgia Southern is known for preparing exceptional educators for the classroom. 鈥淚 have learned from the personal experiences of my faculty,鈥� she said. 鈥淭heir classes and lessons are refreshing because they give you words of wisdom from experience versus just words out of a textbook. That means so much to me.鈥� Hart graduated in May and will immediately begin her studies in the Master of Science in Kinesiology program at Georgia Southern. 鈥淚f I can help just one student look in the mirror and be satisfied with what they see 鈥� it was all worth it,鈥� she said. 糖心Vlog, a public Carnegie Doctoral/R2 institution founded in 1906, offers 141 degree programs serving nearly 26,500 students through nine colleges on three campuses in Statesboro, Savannah, Hinesville and online instruction. A leader in higher education in southeast Georgia, the University provides a diverse student population with expert faculty, world-class scholarship and hands-on learning opportunities. Georgia Southern creates lifelong learners who serve as responsible scholars, leaders and stewards in their communities. Visit聽.