Meet Kenisha Skaggs Please tell us a little bit about your family. I am married and have a 9 month old baby boy Kyrie and a lab named Harley. Please tell us about your current career. The thing you love most about what you do. I am the owner and director of Soar Tutoring Center. I…
Lydia Piper, Retired Media Specialist
Please tell us a little bit about your family. “I am the oldest of 6 children .The family is scattered in Louisiana, Tennessee, and Colorado.” Please tell us about your current career. What led you to it and what Do you love most about what you do? “Retired media specialist. Was formerly an elementary teacher who went…
Megan Flores, Preschool teacher at The Beehive Preschool
Let’s meet Megan Flores, teacher of little ones… Gerilyn: What inspired you or led you to your current career? Megan: I’ve always been drawn to working with kids. I’ve always had a heart and a passion for kids. Really, it started out with children’s ministry. I wanted kids to know that they were part of…
Steve Moore, teacher of history at Greenbrier High School
Let’s meet Steve Moore, an amazing teacher with a passion for Jesus and history… Gerilyn: What inspired you or led you to your current career? Steve: I’m a history teacher, and I think it was a case of the “can’t-help-its” with the family I grew up in. It was my dad’s storytelling, I think. He…
Dawn Jeffers, Horizons teacher at River Ridge Elementary
Let’s meet Dawn, a delightful Horizons teacher at River Ridge Elementary… Gerilyn: What inspired you or led you to your current career? Dawn: When I was three or four years old, I remember my first thought was that I wanted to be a teacher. I always wanted to be a teacher. My first year of…
Julia Impink, Retired Educator
Gerilyn: What inspired you or led you to your career? Julia: I actually think I was born with the teaching gene. I had some great teachers throughout elementary and high school, but my sixth grade teacher, Mrs. Wood in Claxton, Georgia, was phenomenal, and she made me feel like I was very special and helpful…
Olivia Perez-Breland
Olivia Perez-Breland, homeschooler and ukulele teacher Gerilyn: What inspired you or led you to your current career? Olivia: I started teaching out of sheer necessity. My daughter was failing in middle school, so I had to do something drastic. By the eighth grade, she had attended five different schools in five different states, and she…
Laura Beck, Homeschool Mom
Gerilyn: What inspired you or led you to homeschool your children? Laura: Both of my children had very late birthdays, so I didn’t want to wait to put them into kindergarten when I knew they were going into it a year later. I remember picking up one of those little workbooks, and we just had…
Hannah Funsch, Lakeside HS English Teacher
Let’s get to know Hannah Funsch, an English teacher at Lakeside High School… Gerilyn: What inspired you or led you to your current career? Hannah: I think I always wanted to be a teacher. However, I always thought I would teach elementary school, but I remember in college I had to take an elementary school…