User:Pkenn005

Hi Everyone! My name is Pam.

 A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME

I grew up in Petersburg, Virginia and spent most of my life training as a ballet dancer. I have trained with the Pennsylvania Ballet and I have been a performing company member with the Richmond Ballet, the Concert Ballet, the Tidewater Ballet, and the Petersburg Ballet. Today, I am many things - a daughter, a sister, a student, a babysitter, a soccer coach, a school volunteer, but most importantly, I am a Mom! I have two sons of my own, ages twenty and thirteen (yes, I am forty-five years old!); and many more children who refer to me as their second mom. The photo shows me with Magnum, my owner (and yes I mean MY owner, because he considers me his possession!). He is a very large solid black German Shepherd whose ears forgot to stand up!

 LIFE GOALS AND PHILOSPHIES

My goals, other than obtaining my teaching degree, are really very simple: face life head on and no matter what comes - HAVE FUN! Believe it or not, chilren taught me this lesson! In fact, it was my time spent with children that led to the discovery that I have a natural ability with them. Children grow through their interactions with me! As such, my life philosophy and my educational philosophy go hand in hand! I profoundly hope that I can use this gift in the academic setting to instill "uninhibited confidence" in the whole child, because I believe that in order to learn, and live, we must, first, BELIEVE THAT WE CAN!