Q&A: George Cromwell Elementary Teacher Shelly Agnes

Patch caught up with reading resource teacher Shelly Agnes in December after 's second annual .

Patch stopped to ask her .

Glen Burnie Patch: How long have you been in education?
Shelly Agnes: I've been in education for 20 years. This is my first year [back] at George Cromwell. I started teaching here and came back this year.

Glen Burnie Patch: Why teach at the elementary level?
Agnes: I just like the younger students—and teaching kids how to read.

Glen Burnie Patch: How did you decide to become a teacher?
Agnes: I started as a business major and realized it wasn't for me. I did a field placement with kids and loved it. I decided I didn't like my business classes and the direction it would take me.

Glen Burnie Patch: Where did you go to college? What degree do you hold?
Agnes: I went to La Reine [High School, which joined with Bishop McNamara in 1992]. I went to [University of Maryland, Baltimore County] and have a degree in American studies with an elementary education minor.

Glen Burnie Patch: What do you like to do in your free time?
Agnes: I have [12-year-old] twins. So we do a lot of bike riding, shopping, watching movies, things outside and around the yard. Pretty much anything with the kids to keep busy.