A reporter recently visited Lisa Burris’ kindergarten class with the purpose of understanding education today at this level. Liz Skoczylas did a great job of capturing the complexity of the day as printed in Sunday’s Jamestown Post Journal.
Liz says,
Going into Lisa Burris’ kindergarten class at Gail N. Chapman Elementary School in Randolph, one might expect a day filled with building structures out of blocks, learning ABCs and possibly eating some paste.
The reality of the day was much different, as the level of knowledge the five- and six-year-olds possess was far beyond expectation.
Read the whole article to learn more. It’s a nice profile of just one of Randolph’s outstanding teachers and classes!