Who am I?  

My name is Kathryn Coxwell.  

I love family & friends, the beach, travel, puzzles, mysteries, mountains, horses, science, history, teaching, learning, dogs, campfires, 'smores, and adventures.  I was married almost fifteen years before he died.  I have a stepson.  I have three dogs. I love Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Disney.

I have a Bachelor's in Social Work from Baylor University with a minor in Russian. (No, I can't speak or read it much any more and I wasn't good at it back then.)  I have an MBA from the University of West Florida.

Most of my time has been as a counselor or teacher with at-risk teens and adults, known as alternative ed in most schools.  I have worked at an Eckerd Wilderness Camp, Waterfront Rescue Women's Homeless Shelter, PACE Center for Girls, Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Santa Rosa County School District, the USO, Escambia County School District, and currently Pensacola State College Collegiate High School as well as just starting with VIPKID.  

I prefer working with teens and adults.   I don't do middle school well.

So, why am I writing?

The idea of me writing a book or blog has come up sporadically over the last several years and quite a few times in the last six months.  So, here I am!

There's so much for an experienced teacher to share with new teachers, especially in classroom management.

There's so little on teens and high school that's easy to find.  My time at the PACE Center had an enormous impact on my classroom management style and I cannot imagine being a new teacher without those skills.

My teaching style is eclectic - a little of this, a little of that.  I teach like my grandmothers cooked (I don't cook that way, though.)  

So, that is me.