QRU: Kaitlyn Smoot

New biology teacher Mrs. Smoot posing in the hallway

Q: What do you teach?

 

A:  I teach Biology

 

Q: Where are you from?

 

A: Fauquier county, Virginia

 

Q: Have you had previous teaching experience?

 

A: Taught for 5 years in Fauquier

 

Q: What college did you attend?

 

A: Virginia Tech

 

Q: Why teach Biology?

 

A: It was my favorite subject in high school and college, and mom was a biology teacher so she had me doing science all the time

 

Q: What traits make a good teacher?

 

A: Approachable, organized, knowledgeable, and friendly

 

Q: If you could go back and talk to your high school self, what advice would you give?

 

A: I would say to make sure that I work hard and also take time to have fun, not always working on the weekends.