Teacher of the Week: Kristen Hewett

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) —  The entire student body of Brunswick County Academy turned out to surprise and congratulate history teacher Kristen Hewett as Teacher of the Week.

She is a beloved teacher who says she teaches history because it lets her “continue to be a nerd.”

Ms. Hewett has an interesting way of teaching history, saying she wants her students to “not see history as just a bunch of dates or bunch of facts or a bunch of old, dead, boring people, but to make it really come alive.”

After 14 years at Brunswick County Academy she wants her students to know her goal for her students is to “be a good citizen in society, learn how to think critically and learn how to navigate through the world.”