Yokwe and Allah’u’Abha! I am Marson Ralpho, the newest member of the Education Department having joined the College of the Marshall Islands on 7th July 2020 as an Education Instructor. I am Marshallese and was born and raised in Namdrik Atoll “Alele Eo Drebiji.” I serve as a member of the Marshall Islands Baha’i Community whose purpose is to “serve humanity.”
I had enjoyed the Residence Hall Life on campus my whole school years at CMI – Completed a double major including an Associate of Arts Degree in Liberal Arts and an Associate of Science Degree in Elementary Education (ASEE) in 2015 followed by a Certificate of Completion in Teaching (CCT) in December 2016. I am happy to say that CMI possesses the quality supports and resources to re-image our social and intellectual beings to become not only navigators of knowledge but also benefactors of knowledge for young Marshallese.
With the knowledge and social experiences gained from CMI, I was confident and able to earn my BA degree from the University of Maine at Fort Kent with a focus on Mathematics & Sciences in 2018. In May 2020, two years later, I officially graduated from the University of Guam with a Master of Education (M Ed) in Secondary Education. I became one of the first CMI Fast Track recipients and the first to complete my master’s degree to become a full-time CMI faculty member who is now responsible for both ASEE and BAEE courses. As an educator, I am convinced by the teachings that securing and educating the young generation of our people is the meritorious act of service for a developing country. I believe that the BEST CHANNEL to teach our kids is to teach them how to THINK and help them to translate the THINKING into ethical decisions-making and practices.
Words of advice: If you desire becoming a CMI accomplished navigator of knowledge, be a Marshallese sailor who knows “how” and “when” to adjust the sail in the open deep blue sea when social and natural forces of friction coming your way. Be the CHANGE and be the GAIN for the FUTURE! Remember that the FUTURE you CREATE is the FORESHADOWING FUTURE of your FUTURE COUNTRY! I am glad that CMI had reshaped and endowed me with new eyes and new mind. Now I can see the Future that I am building for my beloved beautiful Marshall Islands! Teach to touch lives forever…! Teach to build nations wherever…!
