Karen Goodman taught 3rd and 4th grade in Griffin-Spalding County Schools for 27 years. She served at Moore Elementary for seven years and Beaverbrook Elementary for 20 years. She started the Learning Enhancement (LEC) Program which was designed to help teach students who were having trouble staying on task in their classrooms. LEC gave the kids classroom instruction and counseling. Mrs. Goodman was also the chair of the SACS accreditation committee, helped write curriculum, served as lead teacher for her grade level and was the Challenge 24 Math Competition Team advisor.
Mrs. Goodman was a disciplinarian who had very clear classroom expectations. She insisted that students participate and try in her classroom. Hundreds of students benefitted from her leadership.