By Iris Hersey

Dr. Linda Wood has been in instruction for the Troup County University Method for 30 many years as both of those a teacher and principal at quite a few educational institutions. Nonetheless, if you asked her in higher faculty what she wished to do, she would not have been ready to predict the job she selected.

“When I made a decision to grow to be a instructor, I was in fact heading to be a live performance violinist,” Wooden stated. “And I at last a person night I imagined, I want to educate and I had no plan what I wanted to educate, but I just thought, this is what I truly want to do. I have a enthusiasm for crafting, composing is what I loved.”

This year, Wood was nominated by her peers as Teacher of the Year. Wood presently teaches American Literature at Troup Substantial School. Troup principal Niki Watts claimed she characteristics Wood’s accomplishment to her different career in the education and learning sector.

“Dr. Wood is a previous administrator and principal at the higher college and elementary amount that still left the administrative capability to come again to the classroom and complete out her job [here],” Watts mentioned.

Watts stated right after Wood transferred to THS that she witnessed a drastic improve in pupil test scores.

“We’ve had large gains in our English Language Arts standardized check scores, and it is a immediate consequence of the devotion that she puts into it and her understanding of the written content,” Watts reported.

Watts mentioned Wood also teaches special education and is capable to enable pupils who may perhaps struggle with disabilities that impact how they master.

“We have the inclusion classes. So any of our American Lit college students that are exclusive schooling consider her class, but they get it in correlation with regular ed pupils at the identical time,” Watts explained.

Wood stated she attempts to be aware that just about every college student she has learns differently and applies that to her classroom as significantly as she can.

“I always look at what the criteria are. What [do] the learners seriously will need to know?” Wooden said. “Then what can I do that would interact them to know that and have them remember [it]?”

Watts said that she characteristics Wood’s nomination and final results in the classroom to her expectations and compassion for her college students.

“I…