Aimee Kennedy

About Aimee

• Wanted to go into teaching because she wanted to show kids that a good education could lead them down any path they chose.
• Says that the best schools in the nation right now are not the schools who follow traditional educational routes.
• Was formerly the Chief Academic Officer of Metro Early College High School, which focuses on STEM fields.
• Only once her students started outperforming others on the state tests did people start believing in Metro's vision.
• Says her goal is to reach the kids who aren't good at "playing school."
• Believes every kid needs someone who says to them, "Of course you can get an A. Of course you can go to college!"
• Says the best part of a teacher's day can't be the planning or the grading-it has to be the hours in the classroom with the kids.
• Now works for Battelle, where she fosters the development of more STEM-centred schools like Metro.