I am excited to welcome you to my class! My name is Justin Josey. I am an 8th-grade math teacher here at Harnett Central Middle School. This year will be my 6th year teaching and 4th year at HCMS. I started my teaching career at Harnett Central Middle, teaching 7th-grade math and one year of a combination of math and science. After three years of teaching at HCMS, I changed schools to teach only 7th-grade math at Highland Middle School. I am excited to return home to Harnett Central. 

I graduated from Campbell University in 2017, where I studied Middle Grades Education with a dual primary focus in Math and Science. While there, I was an Algernon-Sydney Sullivan Scholar and received the Campbell School of Education Professional Education Award for 2017. Since my undergraduate degree program, I have also worked for Sylvian learning centers and Harnett County Schools. In addition, I have been a part of the NC and National Homework study and worked with Harnett Central Middle School to establish their Multi-Tiered Structure of Support (MTSS) to be ready to be implemented for the 2020-2021 school year. 

I returned to Campbell University during the Covid Pandemic for my Master’s Degree in School Administration. This knowledge has allowed me to understand better and address my students' unique environment and needs and the laws that govern all decision-making regarding the school. 

My philosophy is that math is just another language. No one is truly bad at it; instead, they just need more practice. Student success is through practice; we will do a lot of word problems and practice problems in class. Students will be challenged. My class is challenging. However, as long as you do the work, you will never fail. 
Along with teaching math, I also enjoyed coaching First Lego League Robotics. The Highland Robo-Vikings are an up-and-coming team that next year will be able to beat out our rivals at Harnett Central Middle School, the Robo-Raiders. I was the head coach there for two years before I moved to Highland, where I was a coach for the last two years. 

Outside of school, I am happily married. My wife, Kimberly Josey, is a 6th-grade math and science teacher at Western Harnett Middle School. We met while in the same math class at Campbell University. We have a dog named Homie; is a white-haired Maltese who loves to cuddle and being a "big baby" when he meets new people. My hobby outside of school is traveling. I have been to 4 countries (5 if you count the British Virgin Isle). I enjoy hiking, listening to music, playing video games, and spending time with my wife. 

I look forward to getting to meet you this year. We will have a great year.