Mychal Teman
Masters of Science in Teaching Mathematics
Masters in Educational Leadership
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About Me
My name is Mychal Teman and I am a Jewish American. I have seen many anti-Semitic behaviors over my lifetime. At a very young age, I learned that some people are uneducated with respect to others' beliefs. This is what led me toward education. I have always taught our youth to be open to others and ethical in all aspects of life. Since I was a child following my mother around, who was a teacher in Palm Beach County, I knew I wanted to be an educator. I began my career in education over 20 years ago. During this time, I have watched the School District of Palm Beach County work to eliminate biases. I chose to pursue a larger role in doing this six years ago when I went back to school to earn a Master's in Educational Leadership. My reasoning for this was that I wanted to have an effect on more than just my students. I wanted to inspire the masses to think in a more equitable way.
I have always been a leader of some sort. When I started sports at a young age, I would lead by example. This stemmed from my drive to push myself in whatever I do. Soon, I was named Captain of my high school baseball team and then named Captain again on my college baseball team, and I began to realize that maybe others see my ability to influence people. This encouraged me to become a teacher and begin my career as a substitute teacher at Atlantic Community High School. My next path of teaching took me to Lake Worth Community High School, where I taught Mathematics for 10 years, and for the last 10 years, I have been teaching at Seminole Ridge Community High School, where I am the Department Chair in Mathematics.
Vision
I define Educational Leadership as expanding on the latest concepts in teaching, content, and organizational theory. It means motivating and educating. It means keeping unproductive, even hostile, external forces at bay, and it means supporting societal change that will increase all students' learning. The statement, It takes a village to raise a child, still holds true today. The concept of a communal society, or more specifically a community education, can make the difference for students to be successful that may otherwise fall through the cracks of public education. My vision is to fill in the cracks of education so that no child, I mean no child, will ever find their path shortened to less than their full potential.
Mychal.Teman@palmbeachschools.org
(561)573-3235
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