“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.”

–Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Ms. Muren graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in English Education from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2011. With the love of teaching driving her, she worked at Premiere Charter School as a substitute teacher for over a year and then moved to Confluence Academy Walnut Park as a full time Middle School Communication Arts Teacher for 2 years. Over a year ago, she started working at AESM Middle School for SLPS and she couldn’t be happier. She enjoys teaching Language Arts to her students by helping them prepare for high school and the real world.