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Ms. Shannon Brayboy

http://www.robeson.k12.nc.us/102320727235455403/site/default.asp
Lumberton Senior High School
*Class Information:*
Room Number: G201
Students per Class: 90
Class Description:
1st Period: Honors US History 3rd Period: American Indian Studies 4th Period: Honors US History
Position:
Social Studies Teacher
*Personal Information:*
College and Degrees:
UNC Chapel Hill, BA Religious Studies, Class of '96 UNC Pembroke, Secondary Social Studies Licensure, December '01
Favorite Books:
Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexie; The Only Land I Know by Adolph Dial & David Eliades; Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog; The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcom X and Alex Haley; Mankiller: A Chief and Her People by Wilma Mankiller & Michael Wallis; The Scarlett Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (i can read it over and over!)
Interests:
American Indian sports mascots (thesis topic); Federal Indian policy; Lumbee history & culture; The Old West; Reconstruction; Using technology in the classroom
Why Do I Teach?:
Because it's in my blood. I was born to teach. I'm a good storyteller and love kids. I believe our kids need to know who they are and where they came from in order to have good self-esteem. That's why I teach history. It's SOOO important!