Robertson Returns to Her Hometown With Job at RT-C

By MAKENZIE GIVAN

The Fayette County Record

Another teacher starting her first year at a Fayette County school is Laura Robertson, a new second and third grade Enlish/ Language Arts and Social Studies teacher at Round Top- Carmine Elementary. Robertson is a Fayette County native, but before making her way back to Round Top, she taught at Giddings for 16 years. She has two kids who began attending RT-C ISD last school year, so when a position opened up for the 2022-2023 school year, Robertson applied.Though she has taught third grade reading and writing before, this is Robertson’s first year teaching second grade. “I love reading. The last three years in Giddings, I was actually teaching writing, which I love too. So I would say reading, writing, and encouraging the students to use their imaginations are definitely my favorite parts of teaching,” said Robertson.

Robertson was born and raised in Round Top, so coming back to teach at the school where she was once a student naturally felt like the right thing to do. From a young age, she knew she wanted to be a teacher because of her passion to help others, as well as the positive impact her ELAR teachers had on her growing up. After graduating, she took that passion and inspiration to Blinn College, then Texas A&M where she earned her degree and teaching certificate. Now that Robertson is back, she’s looking forward to teaching the kids and getting to know her fellow teachers. “My kids love it. It’s good people, it’s a good area; we live in the [RT-C] district but I just had my kids at Giddings with me for that little while that I was teaching there,” shared Robertson. “The parent involvement, behavior, really everything about RT-C makes it feel like family.”