: About Me

My name is Marisa Setzer and I am a seventh grade math teacher in North Carolina. I received my Bachelor's degree from Lenoir-Rhyne College and my Master's from Appalachian State University.I have been in education for 13 years.
I am a mother of two teenagers and the keeper of one older sister. I am a published poet and a wannabe writer. I love trivia, word play, dark humor and order in my world. I think my purpose for living is to try and make everyone else's existence a little more pleasant and to help everyone learn a little more than they knew yesterday.

My passion is ...

knowledge

I know too much about ...

teenagers

My parents always told me ...

I would go to college

My childhood ambition ...

to be a gymnast

My favorite memory ...

holding my babies when they were small

Why I write ...

I feel like I have to put my thoughts into words or bust

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Californication - I love David Duchovny

My first job ...

Welcome to McDonald's- may I take your order?

My best moment ...

delivering my babies

My inspiration ...

my father- God rest his soul

Education > Homework & Testing How involved should parents be in kids' homework?

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Homework is meant to give students the opportunity to engage in independent practice. The ultimate goal should not be for the child to bring in a paper that is devoid of errors; but rather to allow the child to practice the skill they were introduced to in the classroom. Practice, by definition, implies that the skill has not been mastered and mistakes will be made. For this reason, I hold my students accountable for attempting to complete all of the assigned problems but I expect them to make any necessary corrections as we go over the problems in class. When parents work too closely with...

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