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Monica Lobo

General information

Hobbies & Interests

  • Crafting

Reading

  • Adult Fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Folk Tales
  • Literary Fiction
  • Plays
  • Mystery
  • Childrens
  • Drama
  • Music
  • Romance
  • Science Fiction
  • Short Stories
  • Young Adult
  • Thriller
  • Suspense

I read books multiple times a month.

Bio

My name is Monica Lobo and I am currently 25 years old. I have a 6-year-old son who is in kindergarten. In high school, I participated in many extracurricular activities. My two favorite activities were choir and color guard. Music has always been a major part of my life. I graduated as #5 in my class in May of 2015. Following high school, I went to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to pursue my education in Nursing, but later changed to Music Education. I was a member of the Honors College my freshman year. However, after having my son, I took a step back in order to try to balance my student-mother-work life. I transferred to The University of Southern Mississippi in 2018 where I joined the USM Concert Choir. While attending USM, I participated in many different clinical courses that fueled my desire to step foot into the classroom. Music has kept me busy and brought me to places I wouldn’t be able to dream of going otherwise. As an educator, I want to instill in my students a love for music and give them the opportunity to learn and grow through it as well. Growing up as a student, I always pushed myself to DO the best that I could do and BE the best that I could be. I had a lot of motivation to not let my circumstances get the best of me. However this is not always the case for students. Without the proper intrinsic motivation, adolescents are more susceptible to not reaching their potential. My goal as an educator is to teach my students what is required in the classroom and help them grow personally so that they can flourish and surpass their potential.

Education

University of Southern Mississippi

Bachelor's degree program

2018 – 2020

Majors:
  • Music

Miscellaneous

Desired degree level:
Master's degree program
Medical school interest:
No

Career

  • Elementary Music Teacher

    Education · Picayune School District

    Jan 2021 – Present

  • Crewmember

    Food & Beverages · Raising Canes

    Jan 2016 – Present

Miscellaneous

Dream career field:
Music
Dream career goals:
Educator
Has nursing license:
No
Bold Passion Scholarship
Whenever I’m at my part-time job, I work drive-thru and wear a headset. There have been countless times when if I’m not the one communicating with the customers, my partner has trouble hearing what’s being said. I find it comical because I can usually tell what’s being said, even if people are mumbling. I’ve always wondered why I’ve just been better at “hearing” than a lot of the people that I work with. I’ve had people say, “How could you understand that?” I recently watched Dr. Nina Kraus’ seminar at the SoundHealth 2018 conference titled “Music and the Mind.” Based on her study, children who are exposed to music or learn music often have better language, reading, and hearing skills. She states that musicians are more likely to hear conversations well in environments that would usually inhibit others' hearing capabilities. This is also due largely to the fact that music helps build a healthy brain. A lot of people would be skeptical and ask, “How?” Children who have developmental language disorders are likely to have difficulty with sound processing, which is what causes the difficulty with their speech and language. The way the brain processes most everything is through sound. We process sound quicker than the neurons our brain sets off. Sound processing is one of the best ways to exercise our brains so that they’re healthy. Where am I going with this, you ask? Music education is so important to the development of our children and youth!! I’ve been told countless times that my career choice is trivial, "I’ll never amount to anything", or that it’s a waste of time. I will never apologize for making this choice to not only teach children but to share music with them that will last them a lifetime in heart and mind.
Monica Lobo Student Profile | Bold.org