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TEACHER OF INTEREST
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Teacher
in anatomy and neurobiology,
doctorate at Lynn University
in Boca Raton in leadership and teacher preparation in
science education.
Background: “I consider myself a New Englander despite
being born in New York. My parents both grew up in Massachusetts
and our family home in Maine is where I spend
all my free time, now and as a child. My parents were both
academics, a little hippie and a little nerdy — so here I am.”
How I got into teaching: “I was doing lab work and student
teaching at Boston University as part of my master’s curriculum
and while I loved interacting with the students, I did not
enjoy the lab as much. That’s when I decided to emphasize
teaching science instead of practicing science.”
What I like best about teaching: “Kids inspire me because
they see the world without the cynicism that adults have.
They remind you what the world looks like through an unfiltered
Something my students probably don’t know about me:
“That I’m a pretty good marksman in clay pigeon shooting
and I usually get the rabbit.”
KERRYANE MONAHAN
DR. KERRYANE MONAHAN
Lives in: Vero Beach
Age: 44
School: St. Edward’s School
Family: Husband, Robson Diniz
Education: Undergrad at Vassar,
masters at Boston University
School of Medicine with a degree
lens.”
As a Fullbright Scholar for Global Classrooms, Monahan traveled to Senegal
to collaborate with educators in Kolda. In Senegal, Monahan, second
from left, and Kirstin Bullington, second from right, worked with Fanta
Fofana, left, and Mo Mbaye.
Still reeling with enthusiasm for her newfound paradise,
Monahan walked across the street and told the realtor she
wanted to buy a house. She quickly found a lovely townhome
on the island, put in an offer and went to Maine where her
mother lived to tell her what she was doing. “My mother
said, in her thickest Massachusetts accent, ‘Are you crazy?’ ”
Monahan says with a laugh. “But she ended up being very
supportive. I came back down to Florida, secured a job as a
science teacher at Fort Pierce Central High School and closed
on my home just two days before school started. It was a
whirlwind to say the least, but I just felt it was the right thing
to do and I trusted my gut.”
Monahan taught there from 2003 through 2011. “I worked >>
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