My name is Greg Kirkland. I am a teacher and coach. I graduated from Valdosta State University and I'm about to graduate from East Carolina University with my Masters Degree in Health Education and Promotion.
I have worked as an Educator and Coach in Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

I have a nine year old daughter, Ashley, who lives in Alabama.
My mission is to challenge my students to think for themselves and to develop a love of learning and inquiry. Through my efforts, I intend on catering to the “Whole Child” as in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. As an educator, I want to make sure that all aspects of the child are taken care of. I want to make sure that the child is eating properly; that he or she has a home to live in, that if he or she needs counseling, then it is available for him or her. I want the child to feel safe at the school. I want to make sure that all ethnicities feel comfortable and represented in my class. I want to develop my lesson plans that cater to all types of learners in my class. I also want to make sure that there is a school nurse available in case he or she needs minor medical care. In short, I want to make sure that all basic needs of the student are met so that when he or she comes into my classroom, the only thing that the student has to think about is learning. What will he or she learn in my class? If the student is worried about other things then he or she will not be able to put everything into the lesson. I will cultivate partnerships with the families of the students I teach, and I will strive to treat each student with respect in every interaction, showing them that I care about them on a personal level each and every day. My hope is that my teaching style will always be evolving. Going to workshops, conferences, etc, and implementing what I learn in these professional development meetings, will ensure that my teaching is ever changing and will not become stale. Eventually, I want to be thought of when the student reflects back on his or her school days. I want my students to say “Mr. Kirkland really helped me to be where I am today. If it was not for Mr. Kirkland, and his caring about me, I would not be were I am today.” If I could have at least one student to feel that way, then it will have all been worth it.