Bio

=My Famil y = =  =   My name is Laura Carver and I am passionate about my family and mathematics. I have been married for five years now to my wonderful husband, Chris Carver. He was in the military and sustained a traumatic brain injury when he was deployed to Iraq a little over a year ago. He was in a coma for about 2 months and has had to re-learn how to walk, talk, write, drive and pretty much anything else you can think of. He is my hero because he doesn't let anything stop him. He faces his problems head-on and overcomes the odds everyday and stays optimistic through it all. We have a wonderful baby girl named Elizabeth Rose who is now just starting to walk and talk back to us (LOL). She is the love of my life and I can't wait to see how she grows up. With my husband injuries and having a little baby to take care of I had to take some time off of school, but since my husband is getting better I can return to school and hopefully finish my degree this year. Which brings me to my other passion. . . mathematics.

I have always enjoyed mathematics and can blissfully spend hours solving problems. I have enjoyed math since I was in elementary school and in third grade I remember passing the time playing long division wars with my friends. I hope my students will be able to see the passion I have for mathematics and will become equally as passionate. I want mathematics to be practical (useful in their everyday life) and fun. I want to give my students riddles and puzzles to solve and play mathematical games in class. Most of all I want my students to be confident in their mathematical abilities.