Q&A: Richard Henry Lee Elementary Teacher Kim Wilcox

Patch caught up with fifth-grade teacher Kim Wilcox last month at Richard Henry Lee.

I stopped her to ask Five Questions.

Glen Burnie Patch: How long have you been in education?
Kim Wilcox: This is my 11th year and my fifth year at Richard Henry Lee. [I taught] at Crofton Elementary. I've taught fourth and fifth grade at both schools.

Glen Burnie Patch: What made you decide to become a teacher?
Wilcox: I had some really great elementary school teachers in third through fifth grade. Just really energetic, motivated teachers. And I really liked them and I really like working with students, so I decided to become a teacher.

Glen Burnie Patch: How did you decide to teach at the elementary school level?
Wilcox: Just the really great elementary school teachers. I actually went to Rippling Woods, which is kind of neat because I still hear about them. One of them is still teaching, but not there anymore.

Glen Burnie Patch: Where did you go to high school? College? What degree do you hold?
Wilcox: Old Mill High School and then I actually went out of state, I went to Millersville University for college. It's in Pennsylvania. I have a bachelor's in elementary education and I have my master's in technology education ... from Towson [University].

Glen Burnie Patch: What do you like to do in your free time?
Wilcox: I would say spending time with my family. I have a 2-year-old daughter. And I also enjoy reading and baking. I'm between two [books] right now. It Happened on the Way to War is going to be next.

CORRECTION: This article has been updated to correct a reference to the grade Kim Wilcox teaches. She teaches fifth grade. Patch regrets the error.