NAME:
Mrs. Afiya Hughes
SCHOOL:
Sarah Smith Elementary
CLASS:
4th and 5th Grade Resource
SCHOOL PHONE:
(404) 802-3880
Hi my name is Afiya Hughes. My family and I are originally from Los
Angeles, California, but we have been residents of Georgia for the past
six years. I like Atlanta a lot, however, as the saying goes, "there's no
place like home." The sunny beaches of California and its great weather are
simply second to none!!
I joined the Sarah Smith family in February of 2008, yet I know that this
will be the best and most rewarding year yet!
I received my Bachelor of Arts degree in Black Studies and Philosophy from
the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) in 1998 and my Master of
Arts degree in 2007 in Education: Special Education from the University of
Phoenix.
I love to sing, read, visit museums, and travel. Although I have traveled
extensively within the US my international travel is less impressive; I've
only seen parts of the Caribbean.
I am wonderfully married and have one daughter who is in her third year at
Cleveland State University in Ohio.
It is my keen desire that every child learns to effectively communicate
through the appropriate use of both written and spoken language. I further
realize that every child will have a greater chance
at success, regardless of limitations, once he or she becomes capable of
independent, critical thought processes. I believe that once children see
knowledge as a means for gaining independence, wealth, security, and self-
awareness, the desire to learn will become so over-whelming no obstacle will
have a chance of standing.