Teaching Philosophy: I believe that each of us is born with a curious mind. We are naturally inquisitive from a very early age and derive satisfaction from understanding the things we are curious about. As we grow, we learn to make sense of the things that our mind observes and to order our thoughts into coherent patterns that can be shared and discussed with others; it's how we build connections that lead to meaningful relationships! The things we learn in science class are things that we will return to over and over again in every aspect of life.

Science is not just about facts and statistics; it's also history and discovery and innovation-- something for every mind! Science is important because it teaches us how to think critically and make sense of the world around us. We become more interesting people by questioning everything, finding evidence to support claims and sharing our findings with others. The scientific community is a wonderful one to be a part of and all one needs to do to join is ask the question that burns within them.