How Iraida Overcame Tragedy and Became a Teacher with WGU

www.wgu.edu/Iraida - Iraida Guadalupe of Brooklyn, New York, wanted to be a teacher since middle school. The daughter of hard-working, supportive parents who wanted her to have the academic and career success they had not had the opportunity to achieve, she was determined to realize her full potential. Losing her parents and suffering major health setbacks herself and in her immediate family all threatened to derail her dreams, but she stuck with it and is now a brand-new fifth-grade teacher. She shared her story at WGU's August 2015 commencement ceremony, held on August 15 at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City.