I
grew up in a small town in Middle Georgia and went to the University of Georgia
where I received a degree in Chemistry.
I spent 3 years as a Chemist, went back to school to get a degree in computer
science, and then worked in the corporate world for 14 years before leaving to
teach. This is my second year teaching and I have loved every minute of
teaching thus far! I suppose it is in my
blood to teach, considering that my mother was a teacher as well, and actually
began teaching at the same age as I did – 39 years old!
I am
married (just celebrated 17 years) and I have two boys, one age 14 and the
other 4 years old. My hobbies include
reading, hunting, and…well, with teaching full time, coaching year round, and a
family at home, who really has time for a hobby? Actually, teaching still seems more like a
hobby than a job to me; after all, a job can’t be this much fun, can it? I’m looking forward to teaching many more
years.
My
most rewarding moment, and thus far greatest contribution to education, was
when I told my class the first week of school that it would “behoove” them to
take notes…and them explaining what the word “behoove” meant. A couple of weeks later I was on the
sidelines at a football game. After a
particularly good hit on the field, one of my students, a football player, told
me “it would behoove [the other player] to get out of my way!” Finally, proof that someone is listening and
learning in my class!
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