TURNER, M (Kindergarten)



Murphy, Tommy, me


My name is Michaela Turner and I started teaching kindergarten in 1982 after graduating from Kansas State University with a bachelor's degree in elementary education and a master's degree in curriculum and instruction.   My experience includes three years teaching 4 year olds,  six years teaching 1st grade, one year teaching 2nd grade, and the remaining years teaching kindergarten.....the grade I enjoy most!  I came to Greathouse in 1995 after having lived in Canada for three years so I've taught every year since I graduated except for those three years!   Two endorsements have been added to my certification:  Early Childhood Education-Handicapped and English as a Second Language.  For two years, I participated in the Reading Recovery model which is an early intervention program for struggling 1st grade readers.  I have 3 children:  Jack is 23, attended Midland College for 2 years and has now joined the work force, Elizabeth is 22, and a senior at Texas State University, and Anna is 20 and a sophomore at Midland College.
I love dogs, especially Golden Retrievers!  I have a 5 year old Golden named Murphy who has his Canine Good Citizen training and  is a certified therapy dog.  He comes into our classroom on a weekly basis and is a big part of our year; being read to, written about, hugged, petted, brushed, and loved on!  In the spring of 2010, I fostered a female Golden who had 4 puppies!  The mother and her puppies found great homes a few months later...one home just happened to be mine!  I look forward to bringing Tommy, my new puppy, to school as well, so he can learn to be a kindergarten dog!


I enjoy kindergarten more and more every year!  I've learned to relax about the lesson plans I have to abandon when we take off on a interesting idea prompted by a student's imagination.  I laugh more (sometimes just so I won't cry) but more often because I have such a good time with these youngsters!  I never know what someone will say and am not quick-witted enough to come back with a pertinent response so I often say something like "Really!" or "How about that!"  Such a large portion of my day is spent with these kiddos so I've decided I'd better like them and it's just easier if I love them as if they were my own....and you know what?  I fall in love with them ALL ... very quickly!!!  Each year turns into the best year ever!!

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Last Modified on September 19, 2011