https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4 en-us 2017-11-13 16:31:44 UTC 2023-06-05 13:53:20 UTC hello@padlet.com kmattson21 https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/206333467 "I always loved math," Amy said when asked what her favorite subject was.]]> 2017-11-13 16:33:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/206333467 kmattson21 https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/206334262 In high school, Amy knew she wanted to do math, but she didn't know she wanted to teach.]]> 2017-11-13 16:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/206334262 kmattson21 https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/206335353 How small the school was is both Amy's favorite and least favorite thing about Wrenshall.]]> 2017-11-13 16:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/206335353 kmattson21 https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/206336638  "I just didn't have the saintly levels of patience it takes to teach high school, middle school, or elementary school." says Amy when talking about her teaching.]]> 2017-11-13 16:38:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/206336638 kmattson21 https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/206337675 While at UMD Amy studied abroad in Mexico, she strongly recommends studying abroad if you get the chance.]]> 2017-11-13 16:39:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/206337675 kmattson21 https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/206340882 Amy is now a math professor at Hampton University, and she loves it.]]> 2017-11-13 16:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/206340882 kmattson21 https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/206342350 Amy Schmidt graduated in 2006 from Wrenshall High School.]]> 2017-11-13 16:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/206342350 kmattson21 https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/206348216 "Thankfully, Ms. Swanson has always had a big heart and open mind. She "got" me, liked me for who I was, and I think she actually enjoyed my quirkiness."]]> 2017-11-13 16:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/206348216 kmattson21 https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/206350883 Amy finished her PhD in math at George Mason University.]]> 2017-11-13 16:57:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/206350883 kmattson21 https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/206353325 Amy's class was fairly small at Wrenshall, about 30 students.]]> 2017-11-13 17:01:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/206353325 kmattson21 https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/207020933 Amy has always been an over-thinker and a planner. ]]> 2017-11-15 01:15:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/207020933 kmattson21 https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/208782503 Amy continued saying, "My advice for high school students is simple. Be honest with yourself, set reasonable goals, work hard, and find balance between working hard and enjoying life. I guess that’s not so simple. I still work on it everyday, and I imagine a lot of people do. Maybe even better advice would be to always keep trying to do those things."]]> 2017-11-20 16:22:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/208782503 kmattson21 https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/208785084 Amy occasionally travels for work attending different math conferences. They help her develop to be a better mathematician and professor.]]> 2017-11-20 16:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/208785084 kmattson21 https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/208786576 Amy is unsure if she would do anything different for a career, given an opportunity.]]> 2017-11-20 16:31:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/208786576 kmattson21 https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/208787680 Sometimes Amy thinks it would have been fun to pursue an Exercise Science degree. She loves being in the gym so much that she thinks it would be nice to get paid for it.]]> 2017-11-20 16:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/208787680 kmattson21 https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/210509078 2017-11-27 16:44:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/210509078 kmattson21 https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/210509588 2017-11-27 16:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kmattson21/yzfj5oya42s4/wish/210509588