Dr. Po - HS Engineering Teacher

Vision

The classroom of today requires teachers to provide a safe, challenging, and real-world environment for students to develop skills in collaboration, problem-solving, teamwork, research, analysis, and practical application of their learning.  In order to ensure success in the classroom for every student, a teacher must genuinely care for children and every decision must be guided by what is best for students. Gone are the days of memorizing information with students in rows passively listening to lectures and filling out worksheets.  Information is so readily available and with the advent of AI tasks are becomming increasibly automated that training students to truly harness the power of information and develop higher order skills is far more important than preparing them to recite facts.  Additionally, character education is essential in the modern classroom as we prepare the next generation of leaders to embody more kindness and respect. Our classrooms are the most important places on earth as we shape the future of our society.

Ultimately, my goal as an educator is to improve the lives of every one of my students through real-world, practical and academic challenges.