Get to know me!

My name is Morgan Gerdes.  I live in Greenville but I'm from New Bern which is about an hour away.  I'm an elementary education major with a concentration in reading at East Carolina University.  I have one sister who is an English teacher in Durham.  I started playing piano when I was five and still enjoy playing in my free time.  I love to travel and studied abroad in Poland and the Czech Republic this past summer.  I included a picture from my trip below.  

Any passionate teacher can reflect on one of their extraordinary teachers and the impact this teacher’s dedication had on their career decision. I believe teachers, individually and collectively, have the ability to greatly improve our ever-changing world.  All children have within them the potential to be great students; it is our job as teachers to create a great atmosphere where this potential can flourish.  In his remarks to the Chamber of Commerce President Barack Obama said, “From the moment students enter a school, the most important factor in their success is not the color of their skin or the income of their parents, it’s the person standing at the front of the classroom... America’s future depends on its teachers.”