| About Ms. Perry |
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Educational Background |
Associates Degree in Wildlife Management- Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Bachelor of Science in Middle Grades Education- Augusta State University
Masters Degree-currently under construction! |
Philosophy of Education |
| My philosophy of education starts with the individual. I hope to look at each student as an individual, both personally and academically. I believe that in order to reach each student academically, I must first reach each student personally. I hope to be able to aknowledge each students individual academic level and then help him or her to academically improve to the next level. I believe that I am not only responsible for teaching a student academic skills, but I am responsible for teaching him or her life skills. I might not be able to connect with each student academically, but if I can teach them something that they can take into high school and adulthood, then I feel I have done the best I could have with that student. |
Educational Motto |
| "A student does not care how much a teacher knows, until that student knows how much that teacher cares" |
Professional Associations |
Professional Association of Georgia Educators
National Science Teachers Association |
Certifications |
Middle Grades Education-grades 4th-8th
Certified Areas of Concentration-science, math, and social studies
InTech |
Background Information |
I finally decided what I wanted to be when I grew up, and that was a teacher...although I didn't "grow up" until later in life! I graduated from Augusta State University in 2004. I spent my first three years teaching 8th grade science, social studies, and Instructional Extention math at Riverside Middle School. I decided to move to Greenbrier Middle for my fourth year of teaching because the opportunity to teach Life Science became available. It is also closer to home and my daughter is attending Greenbrier High School. Both my daughters have attended Greenbrier Middle, so I feel right at home being able to "back the pack"!
Although this is my first year teaching math full-time, I have taught Instructional Extension math here at Greenbrier Middle for 7th grade and at Riverside Middle for 8th grade. This past summer I taught 8th grade math during the CRCT summer school session. Math has always been one of my favorite subjects. I hope to take my enthusiasm for math and transfer that to my students as I teach the concepts we are to learn this year.
As for the future, I plan on futhering my education by attaining a Masters Degree in Middle Grades Education. I will start working on this endeavor this fall at Augusta State University. |
