Today we are spotlighting Mrs. Kueider in the Livin’ The CGS Teacher Life series. Mrs. Kueider has been a Grizzly for two years and works in our high school math department where she teaches Math 1, Math 2, and Math 3 teacher.

Mrs. Kueider is a North Carolina transplant having lived in small town in New York State prior to moving to North Carolina to accept a job in the Guilford County school system. Mrs. Kueider has worked in education since 2008 (when she became a part-time substitute teacher). She took her first full-time teaching position in 2010. While in college, she worked in the office of residence life and was also and overnight visit coordinator. Through her work with Circle K she was able to get an off campus job as a puppeteer with the Chemung County ARC where she held puppet shows for 2nd and 3rd grade students regarding individuals with disabilities (cerebral palsy, blindness, etc).

The Clover Garden community is glad the Mrs. Kueider made the move to North Carolina and that she is part of the CGS community! Keep reading to learn more about this extraordinary educator.

Tell us a little bit about you and your family.

“I have been married to my husband Josh since 2016. We have two children, JJ (3) and Peyton (6 months). We also have a dog named Hooch who is roughly 9 years old.”

Where did you attend college and were you involved on campus?

“I got my bachelors degree from Elmira College (Elmira, NY) in 2010 and my masters degree in adolescent special education from Binghamton University (Binghamton, NY) in 2013. While at Elmira I was an alternate RA, President of Circle K (College level Kiwanis) and President of the Omicron Delta Kappa honor society.”

What are your favorite hobbies, books, foods, places to vacation, etc?

“I love vacationing at the beach. Any beach will do. I like to read Nicholas Sparks novels and completing home renovation projects. My favorite foods are sea scallops and filet mignon.”

What drives you as an educator?

“Seeing students have the lightbulb moment is what drives me as an educator. (This is particularly hard to see in the remote setting). I enjoy helping students to see that they are capable of more than they thought, even if Math hasn’t been a strength for them in the past. One of the achievements I am most proud of is taking 5 “level 1” students from my Foundations of Math 1 class and seeing them score a “level 3″ (back when there were only 4 levels) on their Math 1 exam.”

What is your best advice for students?

“My best advice for students is to not take shortcuts. In a time of tremendous technology it is so appealing to use that technology to give you an advantage on completing assignments. While it does give you the instant gratification of getting the assignment done, it will ultimately cause you to fall behind your peers when that skillset is needed again in the future. As they say in sports, if you want to be the best you have to beat the best. In this case beating the best means going through your education the old fashioned way, with hard work and dedication.”

Fun Fact

“I completed a short 8 week student teaching experience in St. Petersburg Russia at the Anglo American School. I was able to teach math to students from 17 different countries.”

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