Jill+Schmidt

Allow me to introduce myself~ my name is Jill Schmidt. I currently teach students in kindergarten at Dennis Chavez Elementary in Belen,New Mexico. This is my fourth year at Dennis Chavez. My first two years at D.C. I taught studentsPeace in third grade. Last year I was a least restrictive environment educator, supporting students in first grade, third grade and fourh grade. Prior to teaching at Dennis Chavez I taught at Belen Middle School, I taught students in 7th and 8th grade Science. I carry a dual license. I graduated from The University of New Mexico in 2003 with my bachelors degree. It has been a personal goal of mine to attain my masters degree in education from the day I graduated in 2003. There are a couple of areas that I am intrigued by and would consider doing research on. The first one is why does a majority of students begin to sour to education by the fourth grade? The second is would adding more kinetic activities into the curriculum help students, not only with the obesity problem, but also with attention span. I am married, this is our 26th year together. We have two children. Who i am very proud of. We have lived in the same community of Los Chavez for 25 years. I ride horses with my neighbor who is 72 years young, and in much better shape than I am! Thankyou for your time, I think your time is one of the most important gifts you can give someone. :)