Gloria & Grayson Fuller

Gloria Fuller has been teaching middle school math and Bible at LCS for 9 years. Grayson Fuller coaches LCS Varsity Boys Basketball. 

Gloria shares: My husband and I love that we both get to work in different capacities with the LCS community. A fun fact about us is it was through LCS that both of us met and we have been married for 2 years now! 

What do you love about LCS?
We both have a passion for young people and seeing them know God and grow in their faith. Working at LCS allows us both to share our lives with the students here and share our testimony of how God has changed us and continues to change us. 

We also both value being able to pray openly with students and talking openly about God with them. There is something truly special about the community at LCS and we hope God continues to use our work for his Glory.

How does your teaching equip students for the future?
By the time students reach middle school, many students have decided that they either like math or don’t. When a student enters the classroom with the presumption that they will either do well or fail, it can be challenging for a teacher to help them realize that they do have capabilities and to try. Once they have made the shift in their mind that they can do math, it is amazing how much their attitude changes and as a result, how more connected the class is as a whole.

I have found that student participation is important in growing confidence. I love having all students come to the board to help in some way. I teach the students to encourage each other and that it is a win just to try a problem. One way I do this is by modeling and then giving encouragement when they come to the board to work out a problem. I want to build confidence in them and help them process through the work.

Tell us about your Class Snaps!
At the end of a unit, my students do “Class Snaps,” where students can voice thanks and encouragements to other students. For example: “I saw [insert student name] really helping his group in this unit and it made me want to do the same.” After this comment, the whole class snaps their fingers in acknowledgment. This helps build unity in the classroom. I also emphasize to students that they need each other, and as a natural result, students want to help each other succeed.