For the last fifteen years, sixty one year old Sharpe has been helping students at Witt to become more fluent with literacy and numeracy. He began by teaching an automotive engineering course. One day, a fellow college asked him to substitute in his literacy and numeracy class. The experience inspired Sharpe to quit his job as an auto mechanic and become a full time teacher at Witt.
Sharpe inspires students at Witt in math and English.
Sharpe hopes to open his students doors by helping them understand the Math and English that they missed in school. He understands that many of his students look at this maths and don’t see a reason to know them. He hopes to help them by utilizing different approaches to help students visualize the subject matter.
As well as working with the students at Witt, Sharpe also works with institutes around the country, developing material and being a sounding board for new ideas – and that work hasn’t gone unnoticed.
Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert
Key takeaways
- Reading, writing and math skills hold the key to the world.
- Educator Gary Sharpe helps students learn basic skills which helps in other school subjects.
- He is better able to teach students because he struggled in school as well.
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