By Morgan Grossmann
CCC Journalism Program
BLACKWOOD – Professor Lori Quinto-Green is experiencing her first semester teaching Introduction to Statistics at Camden County College in a 50-minute class session.
Professor Lori Quinto-Green sits down with Glenn Miller, a sophomore in her Introduction to Statistics class, to discuss a previous test. By Morgan Grossmann, CCC Journalism Program
Green is teaching two Introduction to Statistics classes at the Blackwood campus, as well as Intermediate Algebra, and taught Business Statistics at Camden County College before this semester.
Green previously taught Advanced Placement Statistics at Oakcrest High School and Introduction to Statistics at Atlantic Cape Community College for an hour and 50 minutes at a time. When asked if there were any differences between teaching statistics at Camden County College and Oakcrest High School and Atlantic Cape Community College, she responded, “Yes, it is a little different because I taught A.P. Statistics at Oakcrest, so I had to go more in depth. And ACCC was different because we did labs.”
Green began her career as an actuarial analyst for five years and then decided she did not like being cooped up in an office. Green began tutoring people and found she enjoyed helping others learn and understand mathematics so she went back to college to earn her teaching certificate. She then began working as a statistics teacher at Oakcrest High School.
Green now thoroughly enjoys her career in teaching mathematics. She said statistics and pre-calculus are her favorite subjects to teach.
Students appreciate her passion for teaching and find it encourages them to better understand the topics at hand. When asked how Green was doing teaching Introduction to Statistics in a 50-minute time limit, Andrew Poole, a sophomore majoring in marketing, responded, “She’s doing a good job so far. I understand everything and she’s teaching at a good pace.” Poole commented he understands the material in her statistics class more than he understands the topics in his other classes.
Overall, Green has five-out-of-five ratings on Ratemyteacher.com. This website allows previous students of hers to rate her easiness, helpfulness and clarity while leaving comments about her teaching skills. Green has all positive feedback.
“It’s a challenge and a half,” Green said with a sigh, “but the grades are good and I’m adjusting. I’m happy with that.”