Meet Ruth Bartlett

When asked about her passion for teaching, Mrs. Ruth Bartlett shared the following:

I am passionate about teaching math because I love the sights and sounds of the math classroom: students grasping concepts for the first time, deriving formulas, asking questions, and simplifying complex ideas. Math is beautiful.

I am passionate about teaching math because it helps us appreciate the intelligibility of our world and our Creator. Math is true.

I am passionate about teaching math because it is useful. On a practical level, we all need math, from computation and budgeting to measurement and spatial reasoning. As a mental discipline, math helps us reason through problems and apply logic. Math is also the language of the sciences and a key in unlocking progress in engineering, architecture, physics, biology, chemistry, economics, astronomy, and more. My goal is to form students who can apply these skills in order to become the people who God has created them to be, prepared to excel in the vocation and career to which they are called. Math is good.

Born and raised in Denver, I was fortunate to attend Most Precious Blood Catholic School (class of ’04) and Regis Jesuit High School (class of ’08). From there, I headed east to Boston College for my undergraduate degree. I double majored in Human Development and Perspectives, and picked up a minor in Mathematics. Human Development is an applied psychology degree within the education program. I learned how human beings develop cognitively, morally, social-emotionally, and physically over the course of their lives and particularly in adolescence. Perspectives is an honors branch of the Philosophy Department. I studied philosophy in conjunction with theology, the arts, literature, and the sciences. We read many of the great source books with an emphasis on critical thinking, logic, rhetoric, and understanding the development of Western thought. I enjoyed the combined majors because I was able to study human nature from both an applied psychology and a philosophical-historical perspective. On top of that, I took math classes for fun.

After graduating Cum Laude from BC, I earned my master’s degree in Secondary Math Education from the University of Notre Dame’s ACE (Alliance for Catholic Education) Program. I have taught math and theology in Catholic schools for the past eleven years. In my free time, I enjoy being outside and spending time with my husband and two young sons. I am truly humbled and inspired by the mission of JPG, and appreciate the opportunity to learn and grow in such a joyful community.