NAME:
Ms. Kathleen Chester
SCHOOL:
Brentwood Elementary
CLASS:
Science Grade 5
SCHOOL PHONE:
941-361-6230
I am teaching because I want to be, not because it is the only thing
I can do. I've come to teaching later in life and because of this I can
teach from a global perspective with first hand knowledge of what is
expected "out there." I am on a mission to have each child reach their
fullest potential, to feel good about themselves as a person and their
accomplishments. I have an intensity about me because I know I am touching
the life of a child for such a short time. There is so much for me to do,
and so little time in which to bring the student to life. There is only one
mistake in my book, which is never to have tried. My classroom is based on
a CAN DO state of mind and I will work to the last ounce of my energy to
instill students with strategies by which to be successful and an inner road
where they feel the strength of personal success.
Our children are living in a world that does not resemble in many ways
the "world" of our early years. What we needed then to be successful has
shifted and does not always hold the same value presently. We have entered
the 21st century, a global world technologically enhanced that will need for
people to be thinkers, developers, cooperatively seeing a future. Within
this framework science will hold a seat of honor. We, as a nation, can no
longer get by on labor that is so-so. We must make a commitment early on to
see that our children have an experiental education, filled with hands on
inquiry based activities that inspires them to think, pose and seek answers
for questions, and look for a positive gain for all.