Mary Catherine Sevier, J.D., M.Ed., President, Sage Leadership Partners, Inc.
Mary Catherine Sevier, J.D., M.Ed., is the President of Sage Leadership Partners, Inc.
Mrs. Sevier served for three years as Vice President and Legal Counsel
for a corporate retailer before deciding to devote her professional
focus to the mission of education and quality teaching in middle and
secondary schools. She has thirteen years of experience in teaching the
Language Arts, inclusive of six years serving as a system-wide teacher
of gifted and talented students (grades 6 - 12). Mrs. Sevier also has
served as an independent contractor for the Tennessee Department of
Education, providing training to teachers on best teaching practices
related to improving student performance on Tennessee's High School Exit Exam. Mrs. Sevier has an earned Bachelors of Arts in English with honors, magna cum laude from ConverseCollege (1986), a Juris Doctorate from VanderbiltUniversity (1989), and a Masters of Education focused on Gifted and Talented Education (1998) from BelmontUniversity.
Mary Catherine Sevier, J.D. President, Sage Leadership Partners, Inc. B.A. with Honors, magna cum laude, English, Converse College J.D. Vanderbilt University School of Law M.Ed. Gifted and Talented Education, Belmont University http://www.sageleadership.org marycatherine@sageleadership.org
My pathway to open source teaching By Mary Catherine Sevier, President
Not until I became a mother did I realize the disparity of the educational offerings available to children within a single town, much less within the world. Thirty five years ago, when I began formal schooling, the world was in many ways a larger place than it is now. One's education was circumscribed by one's location. Many students did not expect or frankly need to attend higher education programs. Attaining a high school degree equipped many to accomplish the American dream of a house, a yard and 2.5 children.
Times have changed. Rare is the individual who can rise above minimum wage positions with less than an associate's degree; rare also is the area of the country where minimum wage provides a living standard above the poverty level. The world is rapidly shrinking with the constant advent of technology which links us in an ever tighter web. In spite of the plethora of information and opportunities afforded society in today's technological world, we are stuck in proverbial ruts.
I believe Open Source Teaching can be the major force in accelerating the standard for learning and living. Through simple inspiration from others, the world's teenagers can find their horizons expanding beyond their backyards, street corners, and even classrooms. Most of our children will make their living in fields which either do not exist right now or will be unrecognizable changed. OST is the ultimate example of paying it forward – with a minimal investment of our time today, we can impact our children's world for the better tomorrow.
We at Open Source Teaching are meeting the future headlong. I hope you will join us.
