MARY KUCHTA

I am currently an 8th grade math teacher at Norfolk Public Schools in Norfolk, Nebraska. This is my sixth year at Norfolk. In those six years, I have taught 9th grade algebra I, 9th grade algebra A, 8th grade algebra I, and 8th grade pre-algebra. Prior to teaching at Norfolk, I taught for two years at Randolph Public Schools in Randolph, Nebraska. There I taught 7th grade math, 8th grade pre-algebra, business math, pre-calculus, and calculus. I have taught a variety of math courses and when I graduated from the University of South Dakota in 2006, with a BS in mathematics education, orginally I didn't see myself taking such a passion for my occupation. I always enjoyed teaching and working with people of all ages, but it was just in the last five years that I realized how passionate I really am about what I do.