Faculty Spotlight: Amy Adair
by RealPTC Expert
Amy Adair is no stranger to the College of Education. As a former Science Specialist in our Math & Science Center, she is now an Assistant Professor of Education in our Early Childhood department. I caught up with our newest faculty member last week. This is what she had to say!
Me: How many years have you been in the field of education?
Amy: About 15.
Me: What made you decide to become a teacher?
A: I always enjoyed school and I love working with children.
Me: What is your favorite thing about your job?
A: I love the students. They are great students that are interested in people and making the world a better place. They really see this as a ministry and I love being a part of that.
Me: What is your favorite class/subject to teach?
A: I really enjoy Language Arts – we get to do a lot of writing.
Me: What’s the funniest thing that’s ever happened to you in the classroom?
A: I remember one time I was reading test questions to a student with special needs. He would point to an answer on the paper and try to get a reaction out of me to see if he was right or not. He always liked talking really close to my face and one time he pointed to a question and then grabbed my face and just said “Yes or no”. It was so cute how determined he was to at least get some sort of answer out of me. Another time, I was teaching at a Christian school and I was asking my 4th grade students questions about the lesson that day. I can’t even remember what the lesson was but I had asked them a question and there was dead silence. After several minutes finally one little girl raised her hand and with a cute little shrug she said “Jesus?” You could tell she had been in Christian school for awhile and while she didn’t know the exact answer she figured that “Jesus” stood a fair chance of being the right answer!
Me: What do you like to do in your spare time?
A: I love to ride horses and cook.
Me: If you could travel anywhere in the world all expenses paid, where would you go?
A: I have been to some wonderful places around the world but I really love being at home. Sometimes being at home for awhile is vacation enough.
Me: What is your favorite season and why?
A: I like fall. It’s what’s happening right now and I love to live in the present.
Me: If you could meet anyone in history, who would it be?
A: I would like to meet Ruth. We just finished studying her in my ladies’ Bible class and she just had such amazing courage.
Me: What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?
A: Recently there was a family crisis going on and we were trying to get some information from my Dad as to details. He said “Everything is going to be okay; because the tomb was empty – everything is going to be okay!” I felt like that was a very powerful statement; no matter what he was about to tell us as to what was going on with the situation, he was confident that everything was going to be okay!
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