Think about all the patience and time you need to have in order to be a special educator. Kids with disabilities sometimes have challenges such as short attention spans, poor retention, eye-hand coordination problems and difficulty following directions. So in school they often need a lot of help so that they don’t feel out of place and have equal educational access. This is when special … Continue reading Meet the Staff: Mr. Gerus
A new teacher has joined the ELA (English Language Arts) team at OM. Sarah Hall was born in Maryland, where she attended Talbott Springs Elementary, Oakland Mills Middle, and Long Reach High School. While in school, she originally didn’t like English at first, but while in college, she began to fall in love with it because of one of her teachers. The teacher showed her … Continue reading Meet the Staff: Ms. Hall
Welcome hOMe students and staff, there are many familiar faces coming back to school this year as well as many not so familiar faces. This school isn’t just new for freshman and transfers, it is a new place for certain staff members as well. One of the many new additions to the Oakland Mills staff this year is Ms. Cooper who teaches English and Social … Continue reading Meet the Staff: Ms. Cooper
If you haven’t been paying attention in the halls then you probably don’t know our new teacher, Mr. McCaskill. He teaches 9th grade American History GT and 10th grade American Government Honors. He used to teach in Prince George’s County and in North Carolina for the past eight years. The reason he chose to teach history was because, “he always loved the content area and … Continue reading Meet the Staff: Mr.McCaskill
There are teaching roles that some people may not know about, for example, alternative education. You don’t hear about alternative education much, and I didn’t either until I met Mark Murray, a new alternative education teacher here at Oakland Mills. During his student years, Murray was not the best when it came to grades, but he was an overall good kid. He participated in multiple … Continue reading Meet the Staff: Mr. Murray
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