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Sharpstown Educator Spotlight: David Mathew, Sharpstown HS Animation Teacher

Sharpstown Educator Spotlight: David Mathew, Sharpstown HS Animation Teacher

David Mathew has experienced “the full spectrum” of education in more ways than one. He attended public, private, charter, and home school; and he's taught elementary, middle, and high school students. He just finished his fourth year teaching animation and audio/video at Sharpstown High, where he has

How to Educate Kids, according to HISD Elementary Principal of the Year Amanda Wingard

How to Educate Kids, according to HISD Elementary Principal of the Year Amanda Wingard

Educating students involves dozens of decisions, many of them controversial. In this interview, HISD Elementary Principal of the Year Amanda Wingard weighs in on several hot-button issues: * Should kids learn to read through phonics (learning how to sound out letters and words) or sight reading (recognizing words through memorization and

Sharpstown Educator Spotlight: Amanda Wingard, HISD Elementary Principal of the Year

Sharpstown Educator Spotlight: Amanda Wingard, HISD Elementary Principal of the Year

Leer en Español Amanda Wingard says she didn’t plan to become a principal, but now she’s HISD Elementary Principal of the Year—at the Sharpstown school she attended as a child. In the entry and hallway outside Wingard’s office at Neff Elementary, bright-colored artwork adorned the walls.