Autobiographical Statement
for
Nathan Wisdom
Nathan
Wisdom, the tenth of fourteen siblings, was
born in the cool hills of St. Ann, Jamaica. After completing a
Bachelors degree
in Mathematics and Computer Science from The University of the West
Indies, I
migrated to The Bahamas to pursue a career in Computer programming.
Soon after
my first programming assignment, I was called to be an educator. I
accepted a
position with the Ministry of Education in Nassau Bahamas, to teach
mathematics
in a secondary school. Consequently, I enrolled in the teacher
education
program at the college of The Bahamas where I completed a Diploma in
Education
and obtain my first teaching license. After teaching high school
mathematics
for four years, I migrated to the Unites States. On entering The United
States,
I found that the education system was undergoing several reforms
particular in
the licensing of teachers under the then new No Child Left Behind
policy. As a
result I decided to seek employment in the computer information system
industry. While working at EarthLink Inc. I spoke to Dr. Marvin
Marshall who encouraged
me to go back into the classroom. I took his challenge, completed a
Masters
degree in Secondary Mathematics Education at Mercer University, and
accepted a
teaching assignment with the DeKalb County School System. I now reside
in
Conyers Georgia with my wife Tonya, my son Jeremiah (5), and my
daughter Sarah
(3). I am currently employed with the Rockdale County School System,
deployed
at Salem High School teaching The New GPS Math 1 and Accelerated Math 1.
I
am currently enrolled in the EdS in Mathematics Education
program at the University of Georgia. My objective is to complete the
PhD program
in Mathematics Education at UGA. I plan
to learn as much content and pedagogy as I possibly can in these
programs so
that I may devote my acquired skills to a teacher education program. My
experience in professional development and in-service for teachers led
me to
this search for tools that I may use to improve the experience of
teachers in
my community.