For this round of ABC Wednesday, Greensboro Daily Photo has been featuring the A-Z's of education in Greensboro. To date, we've featured school buildings and the people they're named after. For today's letter, T, we'd like to feature a teacher. Students (S) + great teacher (GT) = LEARNING (L). Mary Kate Holden is definitely one of the GT's in that formula. She teaches science at the Middle College at UNCG. Her professional preparation includes an M.S. in biology and genetics from UNCG. How appropriate that she returned to her alma mater, right there on the same campus, to teach high school science to the next generation of scientists. Ms. Holden has been teaching for 15 year and has even been an administrator. As evidenced by her dragonfly computer cover, this scientist is passionate about her field.
On a personal note, Ms. Holden's name is the same as the road down the street from her home. Her husband's family granted Greensboro the property which became Holden Road. The Holdens had a farm that extended from Starmount Country Club to Walker Avenue. Another personal tidbit, as we intereviewed Ms. Holden for this post, we noticed her long black hair. She hasn't had a haircut in 29 years. Wonder if her students know that! We could have spent the afternoon talking with Ms. Holden, but alas, she had to get back to after school tutoring. So, today is ABC Wednesday and we are honored to have gotten a few minutes with Ms. Holden to celebrate "T" for "teachers." Thank you Ms. Holden for everything you do for students! May you enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday!
(This interview was so much fun, just maybe we'll take on A-Z Greensboro teachers for the next round of ABC Wednesday).
Great idea to feature a teacher. Carver, ABC Wed. Team
Posted by: Carver | Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at 11:08 AM
Nice TOUCH having a teacher. My wife's a teacher!
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
Posted by: Roger Green | Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at 04:00 PM
T is for teacher (and tutor) every day in my home! :D
Leslie
abcw team
Posted by: lesliebc | Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at 06:02 PM
Yaaaay for teachers :)
I am not one, but I work with a bunch of science teachers - getting all the stuff out for practical lessons and cleaning it all up again, among other things ...
I thought about becoming a teacher, but wasn't sure I wanted to have to do all the other stuff, that isn't teaching, that they now have to do ...
Posted by: Andrea Carew | Monday, December 02, 2013 at 01:37 AM