I have been teaching pre-algebra and physical science for ten years. I have remained for the past years the teacher with the highest SOL scores in the county. Two years ago I had a 100% percent pass rate on the 8th grade physical science SOL, while teaching an inclusion class. I believe that all students have the ability to learn and that some students require more direct attention than others.

I have found that students learn better when they are able to make real world connections to w...