Luisa Blackwell earned her master’s online in bilingual education and ESL from Texas Tech’s College of Education, while in Japan, to better coach teachers in the field.
As a little girl growing up in Lima, Peru, Luisa (Pejerrey Solis) Blackwell showed all the signs of wanting to be a teacher; she just didn’t know it yet. Since childhood, she always felt excited to share what she learned with peers and family members. She remembers later helping classmates who struggled with algebra concepts, meeting with them after school to explain things in simple ways and encouraging them to try without fear.
In May, Luisa completed Texas Tech University’s online Master of Education in Bilingual Education and English as a Second Language (ESL) through the College of Education – her fourth college degree, following two bachelor’s degrees and another master’s. Because her husband, Robert, is an active-duty U.S. Navy sailor stationed in Yokosuka, Japan, she needed to do a program online, while juggling a DoDEA (Department of Defense Education Activity) teaching position and raising two daughters.
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