I really treasure those years, she says. But God was moving me on after five years. Teaching Today God did move her on into teaching. I teach different things, the unusual subjects, she says as she lists classes such as Honors Modern European History, Honors World History and Contemporary Issues. In Contemporary Issues, Teresa requires her students to read USA Today daily and Newsweek magazine on a consistent basis.
Students then discuss events happening around the world every day.
Teresa says she has to prepare for this class everyday, but she adds that it s worth it when you finally turn someone to learning and they do it for themselves. Academic Decathlon Known in Jackson for her success in coaching the Academic Decathlon Team at JCM, Teresa has helped the team win the state tournament and finish in the top 20 nationally for three consecutive years. Teresa described the material as unforgivingly detailed. During her first year, students were required to know everything about North American Indians from where they all lived to what kind of government they had and even what they ate, she says. This was a new challenge for me, but I was hooked.