Most people would rather lock themselves in a refrigerator than teach eighth-grade math. Not only is that Clarke’s job, but her passion: The Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School teacher was recently selected as the 2011 Christina McAuliffe Outstanding Teacher by her fellow educators in Prince George’s County Public Schools. If you can make cross-multiplying fractions interesting, then you deserve a medal.
I just love teaching, and I love math! It’s one of those areas kids across the board have a problem with, and a lot of times that because their parents had problems with it. I try to give them multiple ways of looking at a problem, and bring in real-life experiences and hands-on activities so they can get personal with it.
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