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DEL.ICIO.USPatti’s 411
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I have been an education reporter at the AJC since 1997. I covered the Gwinnett, Clayton, Henry, DeKalb and Decatur school systems before moving to an at-large post in 2001. Recently, our education reporter in DeKalb resigned, and I was dispatched back to my old position on an interim basis. I love my job. I get to visit classrooms and watch the education process happen (or not, as the case may be).
While growing up in Jackson Mississippi, I went to a small, private Christian academy. My family moved to the Philadelphia area, where I graduated from a large, public high school known for high test scores. I have always been slightly above average on standardized tests. My SAT score was 1180, if memory serves.
I graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a degree in journalism and then taught in Japan for a year. I was a volunteer at Whitefoord Elementary School in southeast Atlanta for ten years, tutoring children on Saturday mornings. I recently earned a masters degree from at Kennesaw State University.
My most frequently asked question: Do you have kids? My husband and I are in the process of adopting two children. People say everything I think about education will change when I actually have kids in school. I know this about education: the more you think you know, the more you realize you need to know more.
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By Cathi
January 12, 2005 02:13 PM | Link to this
I’m so excited to read more about this aspect of your life, Patti! The blog looks wonderful.