Meet the Teacher
Mr. James D. "Dave" Brown
Career Exploration (CTE STEM Lab) Teacher.
Teaching - 15 years
Son, brother, husband, dad, "Pa", friend, Gator, retired, educator, Pirate, ... forgiven, ... saved, and coach, facilitator, encourager, counselor, empowerer, protector, carer, believer.
Keep A-Goin'!
If you strike a thorn or rose,
Keep a-goin'!
If it hails, or if it snows,
Keep a-goin!
'Taint no use to sit an' whine,
When the fish ain't on yer line;
Bait yer hook an' keep a-tryin'—
Keep a-goin'!
When the weather kills yer crop,
Keep a-goin'!
When you tumble from the top
Keep a-goin'!
S'pose you're out of every dime,
Bein' so ain't any crime;
Tell the world you're feelin' prime—
Keep a-goin'!
When it looks like all is up,
Keep a-goin'!
Drain the sweetness from the cup,
Keep a-goin'!
See the wild birds on the wing,
Hear the bells that sweetly ring,
When you feel like sighin' sing—
Keep a-goin'!
- Frank Lebby Stanton
Phone: 919-499-4497, ext 517
Email: jdbrown@harnett.k12.nc.us
Degrees & Certifications:
Bachelor of Science in Zoology (1978)
University of Florida
Master of Art in Public Administration (1987)
Troy State University
Master of Art in Teaching Middle School Science (2010)
East Carolina University
Retired Air Force - 27-year career
Daily Schedule
7:20 - 7:45 | Morning Duty |
7:45 - 8:10 | Planning |
8:10 - 8:55 | 6th Grade Enhancement 1 |
8:55 - 9:40 | 6th Grade Enhancement 2 |
9:40 - 10:00 | Planning |
10:00 - 10:45 | 8th Grade Enhancement 1 |
10:45 - 11:30 | 8th Grade Enhancement 2 |
11:30 - 12:25 | Planning / Lunch |
12:35 - 1:20 | 7th Grade Enhancement 1 |
1:20 - 2:05 | 7th Grade Enhancement 2 |
2:05 - 2:45 | Cardinal Connection |
2:45 | Dismissal to Buses |
Google Classroom
Google Classroom is the primary online tool utilized for classroom instruction, communication and collaboration. Students use their Harnettstudents.org Google accounts to have access to assignments, resources, and content. Using the Internet, students have access anytime and anywhere to posted assignments, due dates, as well as supporting curriculum resources. And this year, so do parents/guardians.
PARENTS / GUARDIANS!!! A new feature this year is "Guardian Summaries". Using the email addresses you provide on the Student Information Sheets I can now invite you into my Google Classroom. You can't see the classroom feeds, but you can get regular updates (daily / weekly ... YOU decide on frequency) to see what your student is doing ... or hopefully not what they haven't been doing. Get more info and see an example report at link below.
NC Curriculum Standards
The Career Exploration Enhancement class does not have a NC Curriculum Standard.
The lab uses modules created by Paxton Patterson specifically for the student, to encourage learning and help them discover what they are interested in as well as what they are good at. The goal of the lab is to help guide them in learning, "what do I want to be when I grow up?" The College & Career Ready modules were designed to explore a wide variety of Career Clusters and to develop their Career Ready Practices.