Rebecca has a four year old and a two year old.
Rebecca’s parents “expected her to get an A in all subjects and
to go to university. If we didn’t get As we would get in trouble.”
Her mother completed Grade 11 and her father, Grade 6. Rebecca’s mother
“did a lot of knitting, baking and crafting. Not a lot of TV watching
or reading.”
Her father “wasn’t home a lot. When he was home
he’d watch TV or read the newspaper every now and then.”
Rebecca
did not recall her parents reading books or magazines—her mom “refers
to books as coasters.”
Rebecca’s parents did not help her with homework.
When she was a small child, her parents read her bedtime stories nightly but
stopped reading to her when she could read by herself in Grade 1. Rebecca did
not remember going on cultural outings with her parents although she went to
the TELUS World of Science with school. Rebecca remembered her parents “always
said, ‘don’t be like us.’”
Rebecca is a Financial Aid Officer. She is thinking about getting a Proprietary
School Management Degree online. She completed a Business Computer Specialist
program with CDI College and has completed a lot of on the job training and
professional development. She has completed student finance training through
the government and attends seminars and information sessions a few times a year.
Her Career and Information System Training was a three day program. Rebecca
has also completed “little online courses for work like effective business
writing, writing a business plan. You do courses on your own and get a certificate.”
She has completed a one day conflict management course.