Carol Armstrong Hardee began her teaching career as a high school math teacher but taught twelve years at the middle school level before returning to high school. Early in her career, she was selected as one of two fellows from the state of Texas to attend the AT&T Teachers in Technology Institute. She served as a teacher on special assignment for her school district as a middle school math mentor for the Urban Systemic Program and a staff developer in the Math and Science Partnership both sponsored by the National Science Foundation. She is the mother of four sons and the minister of music at her church. She loves to play the piano and sing.