User:Ckest001

About Me:

My name is Crystal. I consider myself an avid animal lover. Currently, I only have 2 dogs and 3 fish, but I take in strays so that could change at any time. I am currently teaching under a provisional license. I have been teaching since August of 2006. I graduated from Concord College (now Concord University) in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/ Mathematics. I worked for a local computer networking company for 4 1/2 years. In 2003, I started coaching at my former high school. When I began teaching I decided that it would be best if I coached at the same school in which I taught. I would have to say that coaching is what motivated me to pursue my career in education.

My Philosophy of Education:

Everyone deserves the opportunity to reach their full potential. We are all students, where, a student is a person that is willing to learn new things and be open to new and/or old ideas. This means that teachers are also students. As a teacher, I can learn more from my students by allowing them to have some say in the flow of the class. Not all students learn the same way and it is my job to teach all students. All students deserve to be given the chance to succeed and given the opportunity and support, they will.