Roosevelt+Merritts

__**INTRODUCTION:**__ Hello, everyone. My name is Deacon Roosevelt Merritts, Sr. (yes, I am a church deacon at the Greater Bethlehem Temple Apostolic Church in the Northside section of Cincinnati), but feel free to call me Roosevelt. I am the husband of the beautiful Arletta Merritts, and I have 6 children, 12 grand-children, and 1 great-grandson. I was born and raised in South Carolina and attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA. from 1973-1977, receiving a B.A. in Mathematics. However, I have spent most of my working life as an I.T. professional. I have also sold life insurance and investment products. Less than 2 years ago, I applied for a teaching fellowship with the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, and was selected. I am scheduled to finish my teacher certifications, along with my Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction (or most of it) by the end of the year and begin teaching in January, 2013. My favorite hobby is fishing, which I have had little time for lately. However, my passion lies with working in the Kingdom of God. Indeed, this is the most important thing in my life. I believe that I have a calling on my life to help young people, and teaching is one way of fulfilling this calling. [|http://www.communitiesinschools.org/blog/2012/04/what-were-reading/#comment-4679] http://thedeac.blogspot.com __**HOPE FOR THIS CLASS:**__ I hope to learn a lot about integrating technology into classroom instruction in an effective and productive manner. I also need to know when is the proper time to utilize technology versus when to use traditional teaching methods.
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__**FEAR OF THIS CLASS:**__ Unfortunately, I do have a fear of technology (even though I was formerly an I.T. professional). However, I am depending on your assistance to help me overcome this fear. We live in a technical society and I need to be abreast of all the technology that is pertinent to my success as a math teacher. I must admit that the picture below is quite extreme, but it does represent the fear some people have of technology and how to use or 'find' it.



__**THE PICTURE BELOW:**__ It should be obvious to the entire class that I am older than the picture represents. However, in some ways, I am wiser and more knowledgeable about the do's and don'ts in life. With the help of God, I plan to utilize my wisdom and knowledge to help all mankind (especially young people) to become better human beings and more productive contributors to society.

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