Faybian Penn, Title I math teacher

Q: What were you doing before you started working at GCAA?

A: “Before I worked at GCAA, I was teaching at St. Louis public schools; middle school math. Before I was teaching I worked for direct TV for a long time, I was a supervisor over about 200 people. I’m an entrepreneur as well, I own my own mobile car detailing company. I was a singer and a rapper, and I went to school in Tennessee for a long time.”

Q: What is something that you want people to know about you?

A: “I love what I do and it’s a pleasure coming to GCAA and meeting new kids.”

Q: What’s your long-term goal for your students or class?

A: “My long-term goal for my students is to help them prepare for adulthood with their math skills and assist them to be more intelligent.”

Q: What are you looking forward to at GCAA?

A: “I’m looking forward to some of the wonderful art productions that we have on, some of the competitions that we’ll have, seeing our bands perform, and I’m interested in seeing our math students do better on testing.”