Christina Wilson
Teacher
School:HS HCSD Virtual Program of Choice, MS HCSD Virtual Progam of Choice
Department:Career/Tech
Grade: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Email: christina.wilson@hallco.org

I earned my undergraduate and masters from Brenau University. I completed my Ed.S. degree through Piedmont University.


I Currently Teach:

Career Awareness (6th-grade), Foundations of Computer Programming (7th-grade), Introduction to Software Technology, Computer Science Principals, and Game Design(9th-12th grades)


My Philosophy of Education:

My philosophy of education comes from seeing another Hall County employee bring the best out of my child, when the worst was happening to her. My daughter became sick at the end of her junior year and upon returning to her senior year was in a wheelchair, having seizures, and on so many occasions wanted to give up, but unlike many of her teachers one refused to let her. They continued to push her and show her grace at the same time. My daughter went on to score a remarkable score on her ACT that year, and has since published a book on Amazon, been invited to a study abroad program through the Spanish department (please understand she is deaf), and is a member of the English Honors Society.
These traits that I saw in that teacher that pushed my daughter to keep moving even though she just wanted to give up further strengthened my philosophy of education. Why does any of this matter? My daughter was on hospital homebound her senior year, and managed to earn the highest grade in her senior math class. This is why I agree with Maslow’s hierarchy of need. I believe that a child must feel loved and secure before they can learn. If the basic needs of a child, no matter their age, are not being met; that child will struggle to learn. A child must have an environment that promotes love, security, and rigor. By meeting the needs of love, and security the student will then be ready for rigorous learning. It is when they feel loved and safe that they will strive to meet all of your expectations, no matter how high you set them. Rigorous education comes from a combined holistic and linear approach. Educating the whole child, while following the state guidelines for curriculum. Providing students the opportunity to “control” their learning while I keep them on track with the state curriculum (Miller, 2011).
I have chosen to work for Hall County Schools, because their mission statement follows so closely to my own philosophy. The mission statement for Hall County reads:
Character, Competency, and Rigor...For All. This Is The Mission of Hall County Schools. With foundational philosophies of continuous improvement and leading by example, we commit to utilize all of our abilities to accomplish the task before us. Additionally, it will take our entire community working together to create an environment where boys and girls, our most precious resource, can begin to realize their potential. We believe our role is to fully support local families on this most important journey (Hall County Schools, 2018).
This most important journey is rapidly changing and our students need teachers that are like the one my daughter had more than ever before. I take a holistic approach to education with a linear undertone, meaning I provide lessons that are meant to grab the students’ attention, intrigue them enough to want to learn more, but because of state requirements this all takes on a linear feel so that content is covered when it needs to be.
I believe that all content is connected and equally important. Mathematics connects to science, connects to language art and social studies. We would not have a full understanding of any without the other. I would love to see in the future where education takes more of a cross curricular approach, and we are slowly moving in that direction. I hope that we will be able to see some of that occur in VPOC.