Welcome
to Mrs. Kennedy's Class! She is very excited that you will be
spending the next year with her. Together the class will
achieve extraordinary highs!
Mrs.
Kennedy has been a resident of Cobb County over 30 years. She
attended Dodgen Middle School, Dickerson Middle School and graduated
from Walton High School. She holds an undergraduate degree
from the University
of Georgia and
Masters degrees in Science and Social Studies from
Kennesaw
State University
and Educational Leadership
from
University of West Georgia. Her teaching experience spans over
20 years. She has been an
eighth grade science teacher, program developer for the Extended
Enrichment Initiative program, an Instructional Lead Teacher,
an Instructional Technology Specialist, and a 4th grade teacher.
Mrs. Kennedy has
been nominated for several awards including Teacher of the Year, GSTA Science Teacher of the Year, and Apple Distinguished Educator.
Mrs. Kennedy is married with two daughters one who attends Ford
Elementary School and another who attends Durham Middle School. In her spare
time she enjoys her family, friends, gardening, technology, and playing
tennis.
Teaching
Certifications: Early
Childhood Education (P-5), Middle Grades (4-8) (Science/SS), Educational
Leadership (L-5), Gifted
In-Field, and Teacher Support Specialist.
Favorite
Quotes:
"The
greatest sign of success for a teacher...is to be able to say, "The
children are now working as if I did not exist."
-
Montessori
"Who
dares to teach must never cease to learn."
-John
Dana
"Success
is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you
love what you are doing, you will be successful."
~Albert
Schweitzer
"When it comes too easy, it's time to raise
the bar, If you're not
challenged you don't learn."
"Successful people
are not gifted; they just work hard and then succeed on purpose..."
G.K. Nielson
"Many of life's failures are due to people
who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
DON'T GIVE UP!"
"We cannot become what we
need to be by remaining who we are." Max Depree
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