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Carrie Taft
ctaft@socratesacademy.us
Education:
BS in Information Systems - Indiana University
UNC-Charlotte - Teaching License
UNC-Charlotte - Master of Arts in Teaching Candidate
Previous Work Experience:
I am a second career teacher, so my work experience is
diverse. I spent the first ten years of my career in Corporate
America, and have since worked in public education.
Personal Interests:
I was classically trained in voice at Indiana University,
and I currently sing with a jazz group in and around the Charlotte
area. I also enjoy reading and indoor rock climbing. I have 2
daughters who keep me jumping!
Educational Quote:
"Small minds discuss persons. Average minds discuss
events. Great minds discuss ideas. Really great minds discuss
mathematics."
Jim Montague
jmontague@socratesacademy.us
Education:
B.A. in Communications from College of Charleston
Masters of Arts in Teaching from Wingate University
Previous Work Experience: I'm a second career teacher, so I have quite a diverse background. I worked in the custom home building field for four years. I have coached MS soccer at HTCMS and PDS, as well as basketball at HTCMS.
Personal Interests: I love to travel, especially going to the beach. I love the Carolina Panthers.
Educational Quote: "Wisdom begins in Wonder." - Socrates
Brandi Sawyers
bsawyers@socratesacademy.us
Education:
UNC-Charlotte: Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education
Previous Work Experience:
2nd Grade Teacher at Piney Grove and J.H. Gunn
Elementary
Personal Interests:
Books are always within reaching distance because I love to
read. I enjoy a challenge and I am teaching myself sign
language and photography. If I am not on a road trip with
family, friends, and my dog, Samson, then you can find me at the
movies or theatre productions.
Educational Quote:
"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even
how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between
what you do know and what you don't. It's knowing where to go
to find out what you need to know; and it's knowing how to use the
information you get."
~William Feather
Liz Salema
lsalema@socratesacademy.us
Education:
Rhode Island College-Bachelor of Arts in Secondary
Education
Previous Work Experience:
Literacy Tutor
8th grade Social Studies Teacher -L.C. Swain Middle
School Greenacres, FL
Personal Interests:
Most of my personal time is spent being a wife, and mother
of 2 girls. We take about 3 road trips a year to either Florida or
Rhode Island where our family lives. I enjoy exercising, reading,
and cooking new recipes. I also have a passion for U.S. History,
particularly the Civil Rights Movement.
Educational Quote:
"You learn at your best when you have something you care
about and can get pleasure in being engaged in."-Howard Gardner