Neil Haley Interviews Author Maureen Taylor

Please meet Dr. Maureen Sutlive Taylor, a graduate of Georgia State University in 1975 with a Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education Behavioral Sciences. She has taught in both middle school and hugh school, where Dr. Taylor recognized that the very high academic standards should not be requirements for private schools only. After raising her son, Chris, Dr. Taylor returned to teaching fifth grade. Her passion of giving a private school education to public Title 1 schools has driven her instruction for 25 years.  

While growing in the study of learning and academic achievement, Dr. Taylor pursued a Master of Education in Middle Grades focusing on Science, Social Studies and Language Arts. Being a firm believer in transdisciplinary instruction, she successfully used Language Arts as an integral part of Science and Social Studies.

Continuing with her desire to be a lifelong learner, Dr. Taylor chose to explore early childhood learning and its impact on higher grades. She received her Specialist in Education – Early Childhood –grades k-5. This enabled her to have the scope and sequence of early learning.

Although Dr. Taylor is not in favor of standardized testing as the main assessment to gauge learning, she understands that a baseline and indicators of achievement are critical when comparing student growth. As part of this belief system, she received her Doctorate in Educational Leadership. and found that building communities and relationships with parents is the key to academic success.

Throughout her educational career, Dr. Taylor found time to engage her in her love of writing and completing her first novel FORGIVEN.   She is currently writing a nonfiction book on living with and taking caring of elderly parents with dementia, something she learned first-hand. Please visit www.maureenstaylor.org for more information.