Ms. Amber Goins is seeking her Elementary Education certification from Tusculum College. She is set to graduate in December of 2009. Ms. Goins is very enthusiastic about her future career, and is more than willing to do whatever it takes to ensure that each and every child is able to learn efficiently in her classroom. Ms. Goins is very sociable, devoted to her responsibilities, and is a very caring person.
Ms. Goins is very involved with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, which is a non profit organization that helps patients and families that are affected by this disorder. Her brother has Muscular Dystrophy, and she has helped to provide care for him since 1995. Ms. Goins is very comfortable around students that are special needs, and would do anything in her power to make her classroom a place that someone with special needs would be comfortable.
Ms. Goins is engaged to be married in January of 2009 to Matt Henderson. Her fiancé and she are members of a church in Madisonville, Tennessee where she is very active in the children’s ministry.
Some of Ms. Goins’ Favorite Quotes…
"Teachers teach because they care. Teaching young people is what they do best. It requires long hours, patience, and care."
--Horace Mann
"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires."
--William Arthur Ward
"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops."
--Henry Brooks Adams