Hello!
My name is Jason McCoy. I am currently a Literacy Coach at Dandridge Elementary in Jefferson County
Schools. It is my pleasure to be working with the teachers and children of this
community. I became a teacher for several reasons but the primary concern for
me is that I wanted to make a difference and I believe teaching provides an
excellent opportunity to do that. I am committed to positively contributing
towards an effective, empowering community of learning.
My favorite passage:
"It's not the critic that counts; Not the man who points out how the
strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.The
credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by
dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again
and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming' But who
does actually strive to do the deeds' Who knows the great enthusiasms, The
great devotions; Who spends himself in a worthy cause; Who at best knows in the
end the triumph of high achievement, and who at worst, if he fails, at least
fails while daring greatly, So that his place shall never be with those cold
and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
Theodore Roosevelt 1910
Where I surf:
Arizona Republic (gotta get news from home)
The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (staying on top of my game)
Jefferson County School (award winning)