**** MRS KAREN GATES****
"WHAT ABOUT ME"
I AM CURRENTLY A CONTINING STUDIES SENIOR STUDENT AT DRURY UNIVERSITY FINISHING ON MY BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN GENERAL STUDIES: SOCIAL SCIENCE AND I PLAN TO GRADUATE IN THE SUMMER OF 2011. AS OF NOVEMBER OF 2010, I HAVE HAD FOUR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT AGES WITHIN THE MAMMOTH SPRING, THAYER, AND HIGHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS A TEACHERS AID AND A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER.
I HAVE THREE GROWN CHILDREN OF MY OWN RONNIE, RYAN, AND WHITNEY; I AM MARRIED TO A WONDERFUL HUSBAND, BRIAN, FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. I CARRY A PASSION TO EDUCATE STUDENTS OF ALL AGES IN READING, WRITING, MATH, SOCIAL STUDIES AND MORE.
I LOVE TO READ, COOK, AND WORK ON MY CROSS-STITCHING WHEN I AM NOT TEACHING MY STUDENTS.