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Christina Penrod
 *ABOUT ME* 

THE BASICS My name is Christina Penrod and I was born and raised here in Norfolk, Virginia. I absolutley love animals yet I do not have any of the traditional animals. I do however have a bird, guinea pig, two gerbils, and two leopard geckos whom are the loves of my life. The most important thing to me is my family which is followed closely by my friends. Life is way too short and can end at anytime, so I try my best to live life to the fullest and enjoy every moment of it with no regrets.

EDUCATION I graduated honors from highschool in 2007 with an Advanced Diploma and a Tech Prep Seal. Since high school I have joined the amazing Old Dominion family in my hometown, and am now classified as a sophmore. I am one of the few brave souls who willingly picked mathematics as a major. During my senior year in high school I tutored Algebra I to seventh and eigth graders and fell in love with it, hence me wanting to teach mathematics now. I plan on getting my degree in 2011 (hopefully) and then after I find a nice school I want to return to school myself to get my masters.

 *PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION* 

Education is by far one of the most important things in an individual's life. Education is significant in allowing one to reach thier full potential in life. Now this is not to say that everyone must go to a four-year university, there are also great technical schools and things of that nature but it should be available to whoever wishes to seek further education.

Everyone should have equal opportunity when it comes to education. I am not particularly a fan of private schools because I believe it gives children from wealthier backgrounds an advantage over the students in public schools. I am however a fan of smaller classrooms that can provide more one on one time between the student and teacher. Larger classrooms in elementary and secondary schools makes it difficult for most students to learn because they do not get the opportunity to create the necessary connection with the teacher. Teachers should also incorporate different styles of teaching into every lesson plan because in today's day and age everyone learns a little differently.