It was my first year of teaching…
Here I was, right out of college, and I was just offered my dream job at a local charter school as a fourth grade math and science teacher.
Nervous, but ready for the challenge, I prepared to take over a class that a veteran, special education teacher of 20+ years could not manage. I’ve always liked a challenge.
In came my most memorable student…
Spinning on the rolling chair in the back of the room, beat boxing, drumming, and constantly moving. It took longer than I would like to admit before I realized that this boy was not like the other students in my class.
Funny, clever, argumentative, and smart. Just SO unique. I found myself enthralled in conversations with him. He made the most amazing observations and asked the most intriguing questions. He was not just unwilling to fit into the mold of the traditional classroom, he literally was unable to.
Fast forward eight months... gifted. Ezra was, and is, unbelievably gifted. He had been falling through the educational cracks for years - labeled a troublemaker, a problem child.
Everything started to click from my own childhood. Bored, class clown, and worst of all, my love of learning completely disappearing by fifth grade.
I left the charter school that year and accepted a job at a private school exclusively for gifted students.
-Julie, Founder & Director of Education
Julie Cronin, Founder
Julie Cronin is the Founder/Director of Education at SAGA.
Julie has dedicated her life to each and every student that comes through her doors.
She meets every student where they are, and not where she wants them to be.
Julie strives to not only educate her students, but to understand them, care for them, and help them grow into being the best versions of themselves.
Dual Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education & Psychology- University of Rhode Island
Academically & Intellectually Gifted Certification-
University of North Carolina Charlotte
