Alumni Spotlights

“Carthage is helpful, flexible, and truly develops my skills that directly make me more successful in my current position as Primary School Head. I loved and continue to love the small personal learning community environment at Carthage. I feel each time I take a class at Carthage, creativity and individuality are nurtured in combination with a strong dedication to learning best practices for educating children, which I draw on daily.”

“Carthage provided me a place to grow and take risks. It was a place where I had support from my friends, coaches, and professors, but I also was able to make decisions on my own. Every conversation I had, every choice I made, every consequence I had to pay, all the laughter and tears, has shaped me to be who I am today.”

“The faculty is so supportive and engage with students at such a personal level that those connections allowed me to continue growing outside of the classroom.”

“In the field of technology, there are always new tools and ‘shiny objects’ to chase. The important conversation that we have with our teachers and administration on a daily basis is that we do NOT focus on the technology. We always urge teachers to start with the learning objective that they are trying to accomplish,” and then find the right technology to assist them in accomplishing that goal efficiently and effectively.”

“Carthage’s mission of ‘Seeking Truth, Building Strength, Inspiring Service —Together’ is essentially the epitome of what I strive for every day as a teacher. I do my best to model these values for my students with the hopes that the future generation will carry them on as well.”

“Great people can make great change and we need the best of the best to become teachers. I would also say that a single person can be an element of change, and there are many boys and girls out there who need teachers who want to give all they have.”

“If given the chance to do it all over again, I would definitely attend Carthage!”

“I told a student recently that I would be neither the person nor the teacher I am had I gone to any other school.”

“No matter how sure, or unsure, you are of what you want to do with your life, always keep an open heart and open mind to the many incredible opportunities life has to offer.”

“The professors didn’t just teach from the book. They all had experience being teachers, so the lectures were often based on their experiences. It made the information more valuable. Especially in the Education Department, they were there for you. You could go into their office, you could ask questions. They were very involved in the student teaching placements. I feel Carthage has a really good connectedness with the student teachers in the community.”