NAME:
C. Flournoy
Courses Taught:
Math 1, Math 4
Hello. This my 15th year teaching at SCHS. I teach mathematics, but I am also
certified to teach science and English. I love all subjects and enjoy
assimilating knowledge from all fields. I was born in 1973 in Newnan, GA and
have lived in Coweta County, Georgia all my life. All of my grandparents,
great-grandparents and several great-great grandparents are buried locally, so
you might say I am a homeboy. I graduated from Newnan High School in 1992 as
salutatorian and STAR student. I received my B.A. degree in mathematics summa
cum laude in 1996. I received my M.Ed in secondary math education from Georgia
State in 2002. I received my Ed.S in secondary math education in 2006 from
UWG. I will begin work on my doctorate soon. This is a big deal for me because
I was the first person in my family ever to graduate from high school.
I enjoy Star Wars, trivia, playing with my daughters, muscle cars, reading
classic novels, road biking (I have a Trek), hiking mountain trails, reformed
theology, church history, Bible apologetics, and creation
science. I sponsor two clubs: Mu Alpha Theta - the national math honor
society; Teens for Christ Bible Club - a weekly, devotional Bible study for
students. I am a member of the High IQ societies Mensa (top 2%) and Intertel
(top 1%).
I am married to another teacher here at my school, Kelley Flournoy. We have a
7 year old daughter, Rebekah Elizabeth and a 3 year old daughter, Anna Marie.
My favorite music groups are Casting Crowns, Third Day, Shai Linne, and The
Inspirations. My favorite movies include Facing the Giants, Courageous, Star
Wars (with
Empire being
the best of the bunch), Ben Hur, Braveheart, The Patriot, Planet of
the Apes (the original), and The Ten Commandments.
Favorite Subjects in School: Chemistry & Biology
Favorite Mathematician: Leonhard Euler
Favorite Scientist: Michael Faraday
Favorite Poem: The Donkey by G.K. Chesterson
http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/1530.html
Favorite Restaurant: Subway
Favorite Song: The Solid Rock (a hymm by Edward Mote - 1836)
Heroes of my life: my grandmother, Dr. Henry Morris - founder of the
Institute for Creation Research (www.icr.org) and author of the Defender's
Study Bible commentary, Eric Liddel - Olympic running champion from Scotland
and missionary to China (Chariots of Fire guy), Ken Ham and Jason Lisle -
Bible apologists
I strongly believe in Sandy Creek's motto "Success Is a Choice." Students'
grades and performance in their classes are a direct result of choices they
make on a daily basis.
At its core, math is not really about numbers, notation, variables, or shapes.
It is about logic. Having an ability to use the rules of logic to go from one
truth statement to another is a lost skill in our society. When students leave
my class at the end of the year, I want them to have an ability to think
logically, to interpret the world around them in terms of numbers, and have an
appreciation of the beauty of mathematics. I am very dedicated to preparing
students for their first year on college as well as the rest of their lives. I
love math and I love teaching math. I hope to instill some of this love in the
students. I try to show students that math is very useful and fun. Mathematics
is wonderfully fascinating. It is both an art and a science. Galileo Galilei
said it was the language with which God had written the universe. I try to be
the kind of teacher I would want as a student in hopes that the students will
be the kinds of students they would want if they were the teacher.