Meet the Team at Mathnasium of Burleson

Priscilla W

Priscilla is a homeschooling mom of 3 beautiful daughters ages 20, 13, and 7. She is pursuing her degree in Mathematics Education because as she was homeschooling her kids, she realized how much she LOVED teaching math to them more than any other subject! Priscilla's ultimate goal as an instructor is not just to teach math but to give students the tools to have FUN learning it.

Favorite Number: 1693 because those are the ages of my daughters and they are my whole world!

Favorite Math Joke: What do you call a number that doesn't keep still? A roamin' numeral.

Favorite Quote: "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." Aesop

Tom I

Tom has worked as an elementary teacher for 20 years in Dallas ISD and Crowley ISD. He is beginning his second year in Cleburne ISD. He earned two degrees from the University of Texas at Austin: BBA in Management and a BA in Government. He successfully completed all state requirements as a classroom teacher under the alternative certification program. He loves math because it is logical and allows creativity and imagination. He enjoys helping students link math to the real world around them. Math is cool! He also enjoys working out at the gym and playing golf.

Favorite Number: 1701 as it is the number on the starship Enterprise from Star Trek (NCC-1701) and 12, for the greatest Dallas Cowboys quarterback of all time Roger Staubach. There are also 12 inches in a foot!

Favorite Math Joke: Where do multiplication problems eat breakfast? At times tables.

Favorite Quote: “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” ~ Albert Einstein

Bob S

Bob was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but his dad was in the Army at the time so he moved around a lot until he was 12 and put down roots in Colorado. He graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with a Bachelor of Science in Mineral Engineering Mathematics, and then he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and was assigned to Luke Air Force Base outside of Phoenix, Arizona. That is where he got his Master of Arts in Mathematics from Arizona State University and met his wife Carol. They have been married now for almost 44 years and have two daughters and two grandsons. Bob has been in the Fort Worth Area since 1978 when he was hired by General Dynamics as a computer programmer. He worked in the aerospace industry until last year when he retired from Lockheed Martin. Bob enjoys hiking in the mountains, building furniture, photographing nature, and playing with my grandsons.

Favorite Number: Twelve is my favorite number because my birthday is on the twelfth, my brother’s is on the twelfth, my daughter’s is on the twelfth and my wife’s is in the twelfth month.

Favorite Math Joke: "I just saw my math teacher with a piece of graph paper. I think he must be plotting something."

Favorite Quote: Isaiah 40:31 "They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not be weary, they will walk and not be faint."

Wendy

Wendy is the Owner and Center Director at Mathnasium of Burleson. Prior to opening her Mathnasium center, Wendy worked as a mathematics consultant at Education Service Center Region 11 in Fort Worth. She brings over 20 years of experience teaching, facilitating, and coaching mathematics in classrooms throughout Central Texas. Wendy earned her Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin and her Master's degree in Instructional Leadership from Texas State University. Wendy is passionate about mathematics and enthusiastic about helping every child in the Burleson community to truly understand math by teaching it in the way that makes sense to them!

Favorite Number: Pi because my daughter was born on March 14th (and so was Albert Einstein)!

Favorite Math Joke: Mom: "3.141592653589793238462643383279.....! Get in here right now!" Daughter (on the phone): "I've got to go. My mom only uses my full name when I'm in big trouble!"

Favorite Quote: "What math education will be for one child for one year will depend on what the child's teacher believes, knows, and does-- and doesn't believe, doesn't know, and doesn't do." - Eric Mueller

Rockford R

Rockford has an amazing wife, ten beautiful children, and a dog named Charlie. He began teaching in 2002 after a career in corporate marketing and advertising. On September 11, 2001, Rockford was Vice President of marketing with a company in the travel industry. That’s when he decided it was time to do something different with his life. So he became a teacher and has since taught at the elementary, middle, high school, and college levels over that time. Rockford attended UTA for both his Bachelors and Masters Degrees. When Rockford was a kid, he did fine in math, but it wasn’t his favorite subject. That was because he didn’t always “get it” so it made him feel uncomfortable. When he learned there are sometimes new, different, or better ways to understand math, it became his favorite subject. Rockford really digs math now.....A bunch!!

Favorite Number: 13. It was always my lucky sports number on my jersey. I mostly played hockey, soccer, and volleyball. Many cultures view 13 as a lucky number.

Favorite Math Joke: I had an argument with a 90° angle. Turns out it was right.

Favorite Quote: “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face.”–Mike Tyson and “Son, be where you’re at!”–Grandpa Rudd

Jessica M

Jessica’s favorite subject in school was always math. She graduated from the University of North Texas with a Bachelor’s degree in Math Education. She was a public school teacher for 4 years and taught 7th and 8th grade math with Kennedale ISD. She then earned her Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction for Mathematics from the University of Texas in Arlington. Now, she’s a homeschooling mama of three young children! Her oldest daughter is 7, her son is 4, and her youngest daughter is 1. Her husband works for Burleson ISD. When the weather is nice, you will probably find her outside at a park with her kids or in their backyard swinging on their tree swing or bouncing on their trampoline. When indoors, she loves to do puzzles, play board games, color, read, and cook!

Favorite Number: 124. When you add the birthday month and day together of all five people in my family you get 124!

Favorite Math Joke: Question: “Why can you never trust a math teacher holding graph paper?” Answer: They must be plotting something!

Favorite Quote: Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about. -Marilyn Monroe

Holland K

Holland is beginning her freshman year of college at TCC. She loves math and wants to teach students to love math.

Favorite Number: 7 because it’s the day I was born and it’s lucky!

Favorite Math Joke: Question: How did 2 feel when it got added to 3? Answer: "Up"set. - My little sister

Favorite Quote: "Negativity is the enemy of creativity." - David Lynch

Julianna M

Julianna is starting her freshman year at Texas Christian University. When she was younger she struggled with math a lot, so she wants to teach other students so that they are able to understand and be successful in math.

Favorite Number: 3,305- it’s my birthday

Favorite Math Joke: Question: Which numbers just won’t sit still? Answer: Roamin’ numerals.

Favorite Quote: “Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armour, and it can never be used to hurt you." - George R.R. Martin

Ethan

Ethan is a senior at Burleson High School where he's in the Audio Video club, school band, and National Honor Society. Beyond music, AV, and Math, he also loves learning about history.

Favorite Number: 56 because 56=7x8 without the signs is 5678.

Favorite Math Joke: Why was 6 afraid of 7? Because 789!

Favorite Quote: "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." - Robert Frost

Madeline

Madeline is a senior at Joshua High School. She is vice president of student council and a member of the National Honor Society. On weekends and during the summer, Madeline referees volleyball games for younger kids. Math has always been her favorite subject, and she enjoys helping others understand it!

Favorite Number: 5 because it was always my jersey number, and it’s lucky!

Favorite Math Joke: Parallel lines have so much in common… it’s a shame they’ll never meet

Favorite Quote: "“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” -Winston Churchill

Jake

Jake is a senior at Centennial High School and is also a member of the swim team. Math for him is a lot like swimming: it takes consistency and dedication to succeed. Math has always been his favorite subject and he wants students to enjoy it as much as he does!

Favorite Number: 4, it is his lucky number and a very satisfying number to work with.

Favorite Math Joke: You know what seems odd to me?Numbers that can’t be divided by two

Favorite Quote: “I... a universe of atoms, an atom in the universe” - Richard P. Feynman