Getting to Know You: Evan Moline
Evan Moline — Elementary Education undergraduate student
Q&A
What year are you?
6th year senior.
Why did you choose Elementary Education?
I chose it because it gives me the opportunity to work with the age groups that I feel I work best with. I also chose it after spending 3 years as a Business major and realizing that I wasn’t enjoying what I was doing.
What or who inspired you to pursue Elementary Education?
Coaching summer league swimming has inspired me to want to become a teacher. All of the rewarding experiences that I have had working with kids of all ages has made me realize what I wanted out of my career. One of the biggest things that influenced my decision was when my mom asked me (when I was an unhappy Business major), “Do you want to make a lot of money or do you want to enjoy what you do every day at your job”.
Where do you hope to teach after graduation?
After graduation I am unsure where I will go. Besides having student teaching starting up in January, I may go back and coach the summer league swim team that I have coached for the past couple years. I will be looking for teaching jobs, and potentially coaching jobs as a fallback. I am currently head coach for the Mercer Island High School Boy’s Swim and Dive Team and just finished up as head coach for the Mercer Island High School Girl’s Swim and Dive team a week ago for the fall season. Those are part time jobs that I would like to have a full time job work around in the future.
What have you liked most about your experience in the College of Education?
The people in the WSU COE are all working towards a career where they are doing things for the benefit of others. As a result, I feel like I am surrounded by so many people who are caring and supportive of each other. There is such a strong community of people here, it made it easy when I transitioned into a new major.
After graduating in May 2017, what will you miss most about Pullman?
I will definitely miss the community and the feeling of a college town. The atmosphere in Pullman and in support of WSU is indescribable and something that is truly unique to the area.
Favorites
Teacher: Overall-Senior year of High School English teacher Mr. Twombley. Here at WSU, Dr. Phillip Morgan
Food: Sushi
Movie: Hitch
Musician/Band: Dierks Bentley or 2Pac (Yes, two completely differenta artists)
Sport: Swimming
Athlete: Kristaps Porzingis
Quote: “Don’t ever let somebody tell you, you can’t do something. You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they’re gonna tell you, you can’t do it. You want something, go get it. Period.” – Will Smith in Pursuit of Happyness