Early Childhood at Granite State

Welcome to my very first blog. My name is Beth McKenna and I am on the faculty at Granite State College. I teach classes for Early Childhood Education students, usually in the Rochester, NH college.

I have been teaching young children for over 30 years. Does that make me old? Actually I tend to hope that working around young children keeps me young as well. I have worked with children from the age of 2 up to the age of 12. I have worked in day care and public schools. I have worked with regular education students and with those with special needs. I also have 2 children of my own. I enjoy learning along with the children I teach.

I feel privileged to also learn along with and from the adult students at GSC. I hold degrees in Speech Therapy, Early Childhood and Elementary Education and Educational Leadership, but it is my experience in the classroom that I share with the students at Granite State. In the evening college classes I teach at Granite State, I enjoy getting to know the individuals who also love teaching and learning about children. Our conversations are hopefully opportunities for everyone to learn from each other.