About Ms. Chan

Believe it or not, teachers and students can have more in common than you think! One experience I share with my students is that I grew up attending Cupertino schools. After completing Lincoln Elementary School I went to Kennedy Junior High School (no boo-ing allowed!) and then Monta Vista. Much has changed since the 1980s (real estate prices for sure) but Cupertino School District remains to be an outstanding place for education now just as it was back when I was in school.

While some of my good friends knew exactly what they wanted to be- engineer, chemist, programmer, or doctor (that friend actually ended up getting her PhD in history, imagine that) my career path was less straight-forward. I loved math and science, which led to my engineering degree at UC Berkeley. But I also loved chemistry and minored in it so went to Davis to study physical chemistry. There I realized that though I was pretty good at chemistry I still preferred to spend my free time playing sports rather than learning (in detail) about molecular structures or energy state changes at research conferences.

To make a long story short, I started and eventually finished up my teaching credential at San Jose State. Teaching is the job I love but I never regretted taking all those engineering and chemistry classes. Not only do I teach math but I also know its applications. If you're wondering how long I have been teaching, here's a hint- "I have been at Miller since my oldest daughter was born."

Besides teaching I spend most of my time at home being a mom to my four children whose ages are 17, 16, 14, and 10 years old. I also like to stay active, teach at my church, try to be earth-friendly, and learn about what is natural and healthy.

I hope to learn more about you, my students, during our school year together. Each of you are unique with your own hobbies, talents, goals, and dreams and I'm glad that math has allowed our paths to cross.