Clovers are
known to be the luck of the Irish but in this case it is the luck of our new
Theology teacher, Mrs. Laura Hancock. She can make her tongue into the shape of a
clover! The reason Mrs. Hancock chose to teach Theology was because working in
a public school didn’t provide the core or central issue of how we make sense
of our world: our faith. She said, “No matter one’s
experience of God, I believe that we have a deep-seated need and ability to
connect with God and God’s wisdom.”
Teaching runs through her blood. Mrs.
Hancock comes from a long line of women who taught; her mother was a math
teacher her entire life which gives her a good example to follow. Mrs. Hancock
teaches her students based upon the relationship she builds with them. She also
incorporates different activities because she knows that everyone learns at
different levels. She believes that challenges are life lessons to be learned
from. Mrs. Hancock’s biggest personal challenges were the first months of her
two children lives who are now 5 and 1. She said, “It is quite an
overwhelming--but rewarding--task to get to know and welcome a new human being
into our world.”
She really doesn’t have much time to read but loves it, and is
currently reading The Jesuit Guide to
(Almost) Everything and A Spirituality for Real Life by James Martin, SJ. Mrs.
Hancock had her fifteen minutes of fame when she was pulled up on stage from
the audience in Full Moon on Broadway. This is our
one and only Mrs. Hancock, make sure you make her feel welcome!
--Contributed
by Sophomore Timia Scott
