Education:

• B.A., English Education, Illinois State University

Previous Work Experience:

• I began teaching at Crete-Monee Junior High School in 1990. After taking time off for several years to be with my family, I returned to CMMS in 2004, moved to CSK in 2006, and returned to CMMS in 2010.

Hobbies, Extracurricular Activities:

• Supporting my children's hobbies
• Coaching an Odyssey of the Mind team
• Spending time with friends and family
• Reading as much as possible

Educational Philosophy:

• Fair is not always equal.
• My ultimate goal is to help develop inquiring, knowledgeable, and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. I hope my students become active, compassionate, and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

Favorite Quotes:

• “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." -Aristotle
• Be the change you wish to see in the world." -Ghandi
• “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” -Albert Einstein

Website:

• Team 8A’s Homepage
• 8th Grade Reading
• Welcome to 8th Grade Reading
• 8th Grade Honors Reading
• Welcome to 8th Grade Honors Reading
• An Interview with Mrs. Crawford