Eckhart Tolle once said, “...the past gives you an identity and the future holds the promise of salvation, of fulfillment in whatever form.” This is a quote that really describes the life of Professor Charlotte McMath, an older woman with reddish - blonde hair and green eyes hidden behind a pair of round-framed glasses. Professor McMath is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at Mississippi College (MC) in Clinton, MS and she’s also an advisor to many students who plan on graduating with a degree in mathematics from MC. Lots of people could learn from the life of Professor McMath because of hardwork in her past, which gave her the identity she now possesses in the future. Hard work allowed her to graduate college, obtain a job at MC, and later help and guide students who need her. When she is not in a class room Professor McMath can usually be found on the third
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“Even though she’s a strict professor who doesn’t tolerate tardiness and students who don’t take learning seriously, Professor McMath has helped me in so many ways to become the person I am today,” said Peter Hazley, a junior at MC. With her strict class room rules, she has helped many of her students develop into more mature adults who take college seriously and know the benefit of paying attention in class. Professor McMath says that in 5 years she sees herself very close to retirement having helped lots of students, even those who didn’t know they needed it. Even though she didn’t have her entire life planned out when she was younger, she seems to be very good in her everyday involvement with her students. It only goes to show you that what Professor McMath said about life being about the journey, not the destination is something everyone should live by in life because with a little hard work, determination, and support along the way anything is
“Even though she’s a strict professor who doesn’t tolerate tardiness and students who don’t take learning seriously, Professor McMath has helped me in so many ways to become the person I am today,” said Peter Hazley, a junior at MC. With her strict class room rules, she has helped many of her students develop into more mature adults who take college seriously and know the benefit of paying attention in class. Professor McMath says that in 5 years she sees herself very close to retirement having helped lots of students, even those who didn’t know they needed it. Even though she didn’t have her entire life planned out when she was younger, she seems to be very good in her everyday involvement with her students. It only goes to show you that what Professor McMath said about life being about the journey, not the destination is something everyone should live by in life because with a little hard work, determination, and support along the way anything is