Our+Promise!

As a National Board Certified Teacher and inclusive, cooperative facilitator, I have several beliefs when it comes to teaching and the classroom environment. I believe that creating "thinkers" is the most important task of a teacher. Developing those 16 "habits of the mind" are essential to the success of all children, regardless of their overall abilities. Every student needs to be taught using Bloom's Revised Taxonomy to develop Project Based Learning (PBL) activities to build critical thinking and problem solving skills. This is the only way to create a citizen for the 21st century. We will not know what jobs will be necessary to run this world and the qualifications each will require, so our only hope is to create thinkers that can adapt and overcome in a given situation. We provide the basic necessary skills and teach how to employ these skills in any situation. Therefore, I adapted the following principles.
 * My Beliefs **

I believe in releasing knowledge rather than quantifying it.

I believe in propagating effort rather than stiffening ability.

I believe in creativeness of children rather than dictating task.

I believe in developing skills necessary for lifelong learning across all curricula rather than lecturing about a given subject.

I believe in nurturing thinking skills over reciting basic facts.

I believe in the importance of difference rather than conforming to norms.

I believe that all children are a gift to be cherished and not a prize to hold as proof of the teacher’s ability.

I believe in the value of uniqueness rather than the cost of standardization.

I believe a child should free his or her mind of ignorance and fill it with compassion.

Finally, I believe that every child deserves to learn no matter what the world labels them.

As you can see, I think a lot of my students and their own unique abilities. I feel sure that you will notice a great difference in your child's effort this year.

I look forward to seeing them "FREE THEIR MIND" to a whole new world of learning.

Class Motto:
Success is not a guarantee, it is a destination achieved through hard work and dedication.