New teacher: Nicolette Filson

Sarah Kebea
Staff Writer

From: Filson was born in Winchester, Kentucky but grew up in Hendersonville, North Carolina.

Nicolette Filson

Previous jobs: Filson student taught English at Apex with Scott Ferguson during her senior year of college. She earned both a B.A. and M.A. degree from N.C. State in English. After graduating she lived in Chile for six months. Furthering her overseas teaching experience, she taught English in Costa Rica.

Motivation to become a teacher: Filson’s teachers inspired her to become a teacher, both the good and bad ones equally. “The good teachers were the ones who made learning applicable to my life outside of the classroom. They talked about how current events, pop culture, and today's society were a direct result of the educated, curious, and motivated people from our past. The negative experience I had with certain teachers usually had to do with a disinterest in students' lives and a lack of enthusiasm for their subject or teaching in general. I learned a lot from both of them - what kind of teacher I did and did not want to be.”

Reason for choosing subject: Filson was always good at English in school. She finds value in learning what other people have to say and claims that English is for everyone. “It’s the easiest subject to connect to as a human.”

Favorite Book and Why: Filson’s favorite book is Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut. She enjoys its social satire, which makes fun of human beliefs and systems. “It’s really funny.”