Mrs. Golodolinski is an AP and Honors World History teacher that has taught at Centreville High School for the past twelve years. She is originally from Northeastern Ohio, but attended college in Buffalo, New York at Canisuis College. Then, she moved down to Washington D.C. to attend graduate school at George Washington University, earning her master's degree in history before pursuing a degree in teaching.
Mrs Golo's passion for teaching stems from her students, and the progress that she sees in her students. "When they start out in AP World, some of them [the students] don't think they can handle handle a class like that but over time and through hard work, they gain all these skills. It is really great to see the progress, the growth throughout the year. By the end of the year, they can look back at everything they have done. It is pretty incredible for students to master all those skills and to go from not being able to construct an essay to being able to write multiple styles of essays…their thinking style has changed." It was clear to see that she cares about her students and that while their grades are important, their personal growth is important too.
After teaching the class over the years, Mrs. Golo believes that self- motivation is key. "By providing them with the tools and resources necessary it allows [the students] to build up their skills each unit test which allows them to begin to feel more confident." Each AP class anyone taken during the course of a student's high school career is difficult in its own way, but with AP World being one of the first students take, it is the first experience where the normal way of thinking is challenged. Having had Mrs. Golo as my AP World teacher, I was able to realize that I, as a student, was capable of taking my learning to the next level as she made sure to instill in me that just because something is tough, it does not mean you will not grow and experience new things from it.
Thinking back to my year in AP World, I was so fortunate to have Mrs. Golodolinksi because she not only further fueled my passion for history with the discussions we had, but she set me up with the key skills you need in any AP class going forward: the ability to believe in yourself and to think beyond the limits of your borders. I have no doubt that she will always continue to value her students the way she does now, setting them up for continued confidence and success in all they venture into in the future.