The Education of a Teacher

About the Book

While attending college, Noel was convinced by his friends to become a teacher. While intending to become a physician, through circumstances, he changed his major and began studying for a career in education. Little did he realize the experiences he had growing up and in college would be utilized to help him become a successful teacher and administrator. Little did he realize the education he would receive from a small town would impact his life as well. Through these impacts on his life, he hopes to continue having an impact on the lives of others and in the future of education.

About the Author

Noel was born in Seminole, Oklahoma, and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He obtained a bachelor of science degree in physical education from Southwest Baptist University in 1982 and his master of science in physical education from Oklahoma State University in 1990. After graduating from SBU, he immediately went to work in Cleveland, Oklahoma, where he taught high school science and coached for thirteen years before he became an administrator at the middle school in 1995. In 2004, he was named Oklahoma’s Middle Level Principal of the Year. He has spent his whole teaching career in Cleveland and lives there today.