My name is Mrs. Herbert, and I’m the 6th grade teacher. I have been teaching school for over 20 years. I started my career teaching 6th grade, then taught 7th and 8th for a couple of years. I also spent five years teaching 2nd grade, but am happy to be teaching my favorite grade again for the last several years. When I’m not at school, I love to spend time with my family. My husband Carl and I have three grown children. Ryan and his wife Lexa are the parents of two little girls: Katrina, who is three and Mikayla who is 9 months old. Ryan is a computer software engineer. Our daughter Shawna was a 5th grade teacher, but is now staying home to take care of another of our granddaughters, Jenna,6 months old. Her husband, Bobby, is a veterinarian, doing an internship at Texas /A & M this year. Our other daughter Laura is the director of youth services at the public library in Joliet. She is married to David who is an artist for the Joliet Public Art program. They are the parents of our fourth granddaughter, Bethany, who is one year old. I love to teach 6th grade because I see students who catch a glimpse of what they can achieve. We study ancient Egypt, make gingerbread houses on an assembly line, make inventions, study sound and light, do creative presentations on the Greeks and Romans, read hundreds of books and so much more! I believe all students can learn. It’s my job to convince them of that! Once they believe it, we all work together to achieve great things in 6th grade. |
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