NAME:
KELSO
SCHOOL:
UNIONVALE MIDDLE (FOR NOW)
CLASS:
7TH GRADE MATH
SCHOOL PHONE:
223-8600 EMAIL: pkelso@acsdny.org
PERFECT ATTENDANCE EVERY YEAR OF MY CAREER - NO RECOGNITION, NO REWARDS...
LOTS OF KARMA!
I ENJOY TEACHING YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT MATH AND HOW REAL IT IS IN OUR LIVES.
I ALSO ENJOY COACHING WRESTLING.
I LOVE MUSIC AND DANCE.
I RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT.
I'M A D.I.Y. PERSON. THIS MEANS THAT I WILL TRY TO DO SOMETHING EVEN WHEN I
KNOW THAT THE ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST ME.
I RECOGNIZE THAT 7TH GRADE IS THE "MIDDLE" OF THE "MIDDLE" AND A MOST
PERSONALLY CHALLENGING TIME OF LIFE.
APPRECIATION OF MATH IS KEY SO I MUST "SELL" MY SUBJECT AND FOSTER MOTIVATION.
STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT THAT MATH EXISTS PRIMARILY TO SIMPLIFY LIFE MATTERS.
MY QUOTE SUMS IT UP: "MATH IS A GAME. WHEN YOU PLAY BY THE RULES, YOU TEND
TO WIN!"