Lyndsey is a 0.5 FTE Social Worker at Nathan Hale on Mondays, Thursdays and half day afternoon on Wednesdays.

Personal Message

I'm a graduate of Seattle Public Schools: Cleveland High School, Asa Mercer Junior High (back before Middle Schools) and Maple Elementary. I graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Business/Accounting. I'm a proud parent of three Nathan Hale alumni (2014, 2016 & 2019). I've been with Seattle Public Schools over 10 years working in school offices, joining Nathan Hale in the fall of 2018. I am grateful to be working at Nathan Hale alongside our wonderful staff to make our school a welcoming, thriving community of learners!

Biography

I have been teaching at Nathan Hale High School since 2001. My career in public education began in 1991, teaching K-8 at Seattle's Alternative School #1, and later at the New Options Middle School (which became Salmon Bay). I graduated from Harvard with a degree in social studies, and I hold an MA in human development from Pacific Oaks College. I got the nickname "Teacher Ted" when making weekly phone calls to elementary school families, in the 90s. When, at first, they didn't know who was calling, I'd say, "This is Ted--Teacher Ted." It stuck. I later wrote an education column in the North Seattle Press under that name.

,Personal Message

I am truly grateful to be working with the dedicated students and staff of Nathan Hale.  With our community's genuine commitment to social justice and the Habits of Mind and Heart, there is no place I'd rather be teaching.

Biography

I was born and raised in Seattle and have been teaching at Nathan Hale since 2000. I graduated from the University of Washington's Jackson School and got my Masters in Teaching from Seattle U. I love and appreciate our students, families and staff - Nathan Hale is a great community!

,Personal Message

I feel lucky to be able to learn about the world with, and from, students!  That includes past and present stories and topics.  And it also includes family stories, neighborhood and city stories, and national and global stories.  And all of those essential stories are told from multiple perspectives and in different ways.  In my classes the primary goal is to exercise how we learn, think, talk about and engage with the world, rather than primarily to achieve a certain level of "factual" content knowledge.  Needless to say, we've got plenty to do in our History and Humanities classes!