Position Away from GHP: PHD Student at UGA / Graduation Specialist at Winder-Barrow High School
Education / Accomplishments / Awards / Affiliations: B.S. in Psychology, M.S. in Counseling Psychology, M.ED in Social Studies Education, 2004 James Madison Fellowship recipient Georgetown University
GHP Position: Social Studies Instructor
What will you teach this year at GHP? Area of Focus?: Just war Theory, Inviolable Rights, and Social Justice in a Democracy
What activities / strategies are used to accomplish your instructional goals?: Group Deliberation of Ethical Principles, Individual Articulation of Rights
What will be your students culminating activity: Reaction paper identifying an inviolable right that all individuals possess
Most Annoying Thing?: I Ask a lot of questions
Parting Comments / Thoughts for the day/year/motto/quote:If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there.
Favorite Books: Howard Zinn - A People's History of the United States, John Rawls - A Theory of Justice
Favorite Music: Beatles, Pink Floyd, Bob Marley, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones
GHP Position: Social Studies Department Head and Instructor
What will you teach this year at GHP? "I Exist Therefore I Am" Primary Research on the Day the Student Was Born". "The Conscience of Humanity/Reactive Attachment Disorder/Failure to Bond in the Formation of Serial Killers.
What will be your students' culminating activity: A display and oral presentation of their primary historical research.
How much do you like teaching GHP?:It is an awesome teaching experience.The students are smart and highley motivated to participate in the learning process.
If you were a GHP student today, what would you want to be your major?: Social Studies!
What is your favorite quote?: "If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach him how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime."
Position Away from GHP: Social Studies Department Chair at Ridgeland High School, Walker Co.; AP US History, AP Economics.
Education / Accomplishments / Awards / Affiliations:
GHP Position: Social Studies Instructor
What will you teach this year at GHP? "1968, the Whole World's Watching" and "Heresy 101: Early Christianity and the Fight for Orthodoxy"
What activities / strategies are used to accomplish your instructional goals?:Primary Research, videos, and discussion.
What will be your students culminating activity: A fiften minute presentation on the selected topic from 1968.
How much do you like teaching GHP?:
It is teacher heaven.If you were a GHP student today, what would you want to be your major?: Well, duh! Social Studies is all.
What words or phrases do you overuse: "Far out! Uh, I mean, wake up!"
Most Annoying Thing?: University of Tennessee Fans
Parting Comments / Thoughts for the day/year/motto/quote: "Never look back. They might be gaining on you." S. Paige.
Family: Married, with three daughters.
Pets: Two cats and Bubba the Bird.
Nicknames: Mr. J.
Pastimes: Reading, music, and loafing.
Favorite Books: History, Cosmology, Fiction, Science Fiction.
Favorite Music: Anything but Jazz!
Position Away from GHP: Instructor, Piedmont College, Rabun Gap - Nacoochee School
Education / Accomplishments / Awards / Affiliations: Ph.D., New York University, 1994; Fulbright Scholar, the Netherlands; Master Teacher, Rabun Gap - Nacoochee School (2000); the O'Connor Award in Irish History, 1994; Regents Scholarship winner, the State of Georgia; National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship Winner, the University of Bonn, Germany (1997); Star Teacher, System winner, (2005)
GHP Position: Social Studies Instructor
What will you teach this year at GHP? Area of Focus?: Machiavelli's The Prince and The New York Irish Brigade in the Civil War
What will be your students' culminating activity: Varied, but the project will generate filmed debates and exposition essays.
How much do you like teaching GHP?: Totally love it.
If you were a GHP student today, what would you want to be your major?: Soc. Stud.
What words or phrases do you overuse: Go Yellow Jackets, or "This is good stuff guys!"
Most Annoying Thing?: A GA Bulldog fan
Parting Comments / Thoughts for the day/year/motto/quote: Pax vocis cum
Nicknames: Doc.
Pastimes: Philosophy and hiking
Foods: Organic
Favorite Books: Matthew Fox - One River, Many Wells
Favorite Music: All Clasical music and the Episcopal Hymnal
Position Away from GHP: Honors Social Studies at Elbert County Comprehensive High School
Education / Accomplishments / Awards / Affiliations:B.S., M.Ed. and Ed.S - UGA; NCGE - 2001 Distinguised Teacher, GGA - 2002 Geographic Educator of the Year, 2002 Star Teacher, GCSS - 2004 Social Studies Teacher of the Year,
GHP Position: Social Studies Instructor
What will you teach this year at GHP? The Dam River Study and How Colonialism impacted Africa
Area of Focus?:The human-environmental impact of dams. The impact of Colonization and Decolonization on the people and places of Africa.
What activities / strategies are used to accomplish your instructional goals?: research, discussion, video, and projects.
What will be your students culminating activity: Editorial in support or against the Three Gorges Dam in China. News report from Africa on a current Issue.
How much do you like teaching GHP?: On a scale of 1 to 10 - 12
If you were a GHP student today, what would you want to be your major?: What else is there? SocStuds forever - baby!
What words or phrases do you overuse: "Good Morning - Beautiful People!" and "Give me the meat and potatoes NOT the salad and dessert!"
Most Annoying Thing?: grit in my shoe
Parting Comments / Thoughts for the day/year/motto/quote: "Go Forth: Learn and Improve yourself!"
Pastimes: Traveling, reading, and scrapbooking
Favorite Books: Whatever appeals to me except scary stuff.
Favorite Music: I like lots of different types of music.
Favorite Memory: My favorite memories: smiles, laughter, passionate opinions, ethusiastic comments, exciting presentations, and Awesome young men and women.