Mike Stafford
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My lovely bride retired today. It was her last day after teaching mathematics at a small college (now a university) for 34 years. All totaled she has 51 years teaching mathematics including her short stints early in her career as a high school math teacher. She also taught at ECU just down the road. I am so very proud of her as she has endured countless changes in leadership at the school and has seen at least 6 presidents come and go. I used to tease her by asking how many of the faculty hate the new president. Most of the faculty hating the president is a given it seems.
During that time she served as chairperson of the math and science division a couple of times.
For twenty years she served as the chairperson for the state math contest for gifted and talented students which was hosted at her college. That was one of favorite things to do because these kids solved math problems that most college kids could not.
She was one of the first members of the faculty for the Teach for America program which recruited people from other professions and gave them a crash course so they could teach in public schools.
She was one of the founders of science and math based summer camp for elementary and junior high kids.
I hope she will adjust to not having an 8 o'clock class to teach three days per week. My main worry is that she is going to find it difficult to keep busy. I know she will continue to work on her needlepoint designs but she can't do that day in and day out.
Welcome home, my darling. Congratulations on a job well done.
During that time she served as chairperson of the math and science division a couple of times.
For twenty years she served as the chairperson for the state math contest for gifted and talented students which was hosted at her college. That was one of favorite things to do because these kids solved math problems that most college kids could not.
She was one of the first members of the faculty for the Teach for America program which recruited people from other professions and gave them a crash course so they could teach in public schools.
She was one of the founders of science and math based summer camp for elementary and junior high kids.
I hope she will adjust to not having an 8 o'clock class to teach three days per week. My main worry is that she is going to find it difficult to keep busy. I know she will continue to work on her needlepoint designs but she can't do that day in and day out.
Welcome home, my darling. Congratulations on a job well done.