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Mr. Dewayne Pierce

Dewayne Pierce and wife, Yolanda Norton Pierce have one son, Logan, age 9 and reside in Centre. Mr. Pierce began his teaching career at Centre Middle School in 1990. He served at Cedar Bluff School as a secondary math teacher and administrator for many years before coming to Centre Elementary School.

Mr. Pierce is a 1985 graduate of Cedar Bluff High School where he was active in most clubs and activities. He graduated as an honor student ranking third in his class. After high school, Dewayne attended Gadsden State Community College for two years. While at GSCC he was listed on the Dean's List four times and the President's List twice. He also received an academic scholarship in 1986 and 1987. He transferred to the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa in 1987. While at UA he was listed on the Dean's List on two occasions and received the Emergency Secondary Education Scholarship for Mathematics in the summer of 1989, fall of 1990, and spring of 1990. He graduated with Cum Laude honors in May of 1990 with a B.S. degree in Secondary Education with a concentration in mathematics. He is also a member of the Kappa Delta Pi Scholastic Honor Society for Educators. Mr. Pierce received his Master's Degree in Secondary Mathematics Education in July of 1993 from UA. He received his certification as a Class A Educational Administrator from UA in May 1997. He has twice been nominated for Who's Who Among American High School Teachers by his former students and was the 1998 nominee for Secondary Teacher of the Year at Cedar Bluff School.

Mr. Pierce is a member of AEA, NEA, CCEA, and attends Pine Grove Baptist Church. His hobbies include spending time with his family, church volleyball, reading, golf, and fishing.

Mr. Pierce's Philosophy of Education:

My philosophy of education is not much different that what most educators believe. Every child is capable of learning. Every child should have equal opportunity to learn. Every child should be able to learn in his/her least restrictive environment. Every child should be able to learn in the safest possible environment and without distractions. While all of these statements hold true in virtually all classrooms from Kindergarten through grade twelve, they are all very broad and somewhat ambiguous statements. As a matter of fact, society has a way of putting education in a box and only taking out what it feels is necessary at a particular time.

While it is absolutely true that student learning should be at the heart of education, what are they actually learning? If all we are teaching our students are academics, we are failing miserably at our jobs. Believe it or not, we have many more responsibilities as educators than just teaching children to read, write, and count. Education should be about molding a child from the ground up. As we are working with these children each day, we should not only consider their intellectual progress but also their moral, emotional, and yes, sometimes even their spiritual growth as well.

We call ourselves professionals at what we do but what exactly is our profession? Our profession is working with children. Our profession is creating self-reliant, productive citizens out of those children. Our profession is motivating young people to achieve their dreams. Our profession is reaching inside a child and pulling out maturity, potential, desire, and self-discipline. Ultimately, our profession is giving time to children who cannot find it elsewhere. Learning should be a challenging and rewarding experience for every child and educator. Somewhere along the way they will learn to read, write and count in ways they never thought were possible for them.