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NAME:
Betsy Wood, M.Ed.
SCHOOL:
Central Tree Middle School
CLASS:
SCHOOL PHONE:
508-886-0073
This is my tenth year at CTMS and my twenty-third year as an educator - how
could I have possibly gotten to be that old? Old? That's just a state of
mind - my students help keep me young-at-heart!
Prior to moving to this area eleven years ago, I taught at a private high
school alternative program in Weston (Basic Math up through and including
Trigonometry). I continue to help high school students to prepare for SATs
and occasionally do private tutoring. I have also held some other math-
related positions throughout the years: a brokerage assistant at Merrill
Lynch (fascinating!) and Structural Industrial Engineer Trainee for General
Dynamics (enlightening!), and a professional graphic artist.
I have come to love this area of Massachusetts - just the right proximity to
mountains and ocean (after growing up in Newport, RI). My own children
are in the sixth and eleventh grades this year. Between both of their
schedules, we are involved with soccer, hockey, golf, horseback riding,
dance, basketball and lacrosse(and love to ski during that season). During
my down time (which is rare), I help to run one of Worcester's emergency
food pantries. I also enjoy quilting, tennis, biking, reading (especially
mysteries, medical and legal thrillers, and science fiction) and calligraphy
(which I do professionally in my spare time).
To see even the most math-phobic students learn to make connections and
applications with mathematics. To role-model the, "YES-YOU-CAN ATTITUDE!"
in all areas of academics. To show my students that it's great to get FIRED
UP about school... and lastly, to give them the best possible preparation
for their high school experience!
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