Hello! My name
is
Teresa Marie Sumner and I am a Junior here at Valdosta State University
majoring in Early Childhood Education. I am twenty-three years
old and I commute to Valdosta from my hometown of Sylvester. This
(Spring 2006) is my first semester at VSU; I graduated with my
Associate of Science Degree from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
in Tifton this past December. VSU is so different from junior college,
I am loving it so far! My husband, Tom, and I have been married since August
2004 and we have a beautiful little girl named Tallie.
Tallie is a dog, but to me she is just the same as a member of the
family. She is a black mouth cur and has an extra toe on each
foot. I love to read, paint, watch the UGA Bulldogs, and spend
time with my friends and
family.
My heart has always pulled me towards the teaching profession. When I was little, I would force my two brothers to play school with me; they were the students and I was always the teacher. Oh, how they hated playing! When they absolutely refused, I would line my stuffed animals up and teach them instead! I have a strong desire to serve as a positive force in childrens' lives. Childhood should be a time of growth and exploration; I believe that every child should have the opportunity to learn in a warm, encouraging, creative environment and should look forward to attending school each day. That is my goal in teaching: I want my students to have a strong desire to grow, explore, and learn new things.
I am most inspired by Mrs. Schwartz. Mrs. Schwartz was my fourth grade teacher at Woodland Elementary School in Barrington, New Jersey. Mrs. Schwartz had the voice and apperance of a humble, loving grandmother with her short graying hair and bright red glasses. She was constantly encouraging her students to grow and explore, just as I hope to do. The activity I remember most fondly from my fourth grade year was reading. Mrs. Schwartz read aloud Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli, and The BFG by Roald Dahl. I was enthralled by the books and, thanks to her clever ability to make reading an enjoyable experience, reading is now one of my favorite things to do. I hope to have such a positive, lasting impact on the students that I teach.
Some of my FaVoRiTe websites:
If there is anything you need to know, Google is the place to go!
Scholastic has a fantastic website that offers great teaching tips and tools, and also a huge selection of books to order from for adding to your own library.
I am proud to be an alumni of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College; I make sure to visit their site often to catch up with what's new on campus.
Staying in touch with whats happening in our world is important; I make sure to visit CNN at least once a day to catch up with the current events.
How 'bout them dawgs?! Be sure to check out my favorite team, and the 2005 SEC Champs, the Georgia Bulldogs.
Click
here to send me an e-mail.!
My heart has always pulled me towards the teaching profession. When I was little, I would force my two brothers to play school with me; they were the students and I was always the teacher. Oh, how they hated playing! When they absolutely refused, I would line my stuffed animals up and teach them instead! I have a strong desire to serve as a positive force in childrens' lives. Childhood should be a time of growth and exploration; I believe that every child should have the opportunity to learn in a warm, encouraging, creative environment and should look forward to attending school each day. That is my goal in teaching: I want my students to have a strong desire to grow, explore, and learn new things.
I am most inspired by Mrs. Schwartz. Mrs. Schwartz was my fourth grade teacher at Woodland Elementary School in Barrington, New Jersey. Mrs. Schwartz had the voice and apperance of a humble, loving grandmother with her short graying hair and bright red glasses. She was constantly encouraging her students to grow and explore, just as I hope to do. The activity I remember most fondly from my fourth grade year was reading. Mrs. Schwartz read aloud Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli, and The BFG by Roald Dahl. I was enthralled by the books and, thanks to her clever ability to make reading an enjoyable experience, reading is now one of my favorite things to do. I hope to have such a positive, lasting impact on the students that I teach.
Some of my FaVoRiTe websites:
If there is anything you need to know, Google is the place to go!
Scholastic has a fantastic website that offers great teaching tips and tools, and also a huge selection of books to order from for adding to your own library.
I am proud to be an alumni of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College; I make sure to visit their site often to catch up with what's new on campus.
Staying in touch with whats happening in our world is important; I make sure to visit CNN at least once a day to catch up with the current events.
How 'bout them dawgs?! Be sure to check out my favorite team, and the 2005 SEC Champs, the Georgia Bulldogs.
Click
here to send me an e-mail.!| My
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