Interview Of Interview Jen Flemming - 979 Words

I chose to interview Jen Flemming. She is a teacher, mentor, mother, wife, and a leader. I first met Jen when she adopted my little sister. My mother was having a hard time and she needed some help, she could not have hand picked a better person to fill her shoes. Jen was a leader then when she took my sister as her own, and she is also a leader in her career. She is a second grade teacher at Calvin Coolidge Elementary School. I remember when I told her that I was changing my major to Elementary Education. She was very excited and eager to help me along the way. She offered me advice, a listening ear, and helped me find a placement for me pre-practicum. I only wish I had been able to be in her classroom for it! Jen is someone who is always positive, always there to listen, and the first to offer support. I knew that there would be so much I could learn from her. For my research portion I wanted to look at the role of mentoring in developing leadership skills. Jen spoke highly both of having a mentor and being a mentor, so it is something I would like to look into further. I also would like to find a way to utilizing what I am learning not only for myself, but to also be able to implement it into my classroom for my students. I am very interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), and about learning how to encourage my students, especially the female, into fostering an interest in these fields. I looked at an article titled â€Å"Learning by Leading: using best