Scott Chandler

Scott Chandler takes no offense.

Q & A: Kindergarten teacher Scott Chandler

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Imagine dropping your child off at kindergarten for the first time and out walks their teacher ... a man.A 6-foot 3-inch tall man.Not exactly what you had in mind, huh?Don't worry.Scott Chandler takes no offense.

As the only male kindergarten teacher at Wilson Elementary School - and only one of two in the entire Greater Clark County Schools system - Chandler's not surprised when parents are surprised the first time they meet him.The 35-year-old Jeffersonville native says being a man in a so-called "woman's world" definitely draws more shock from parents than his above-average height.And in reality, 6-foot 3-inches isn't all that tall ... unless you're standing in a sea of kindergartners.

"There's a lot of getting down on their level," Chandler said of his students."And it helps with the discipline aspect, too ... "

Chandler recently took some time to talk with The Evening News about teaching, being back in kindergarten, basketball and a few things in between.

QUESTION: How'd you get into teaching kindergarten?

CHANDLER: Well, there are actually two male kindergarten teachers in Greater Clark; Jason Cook at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School and myself.
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CHANDLER: The job, yes.The career, no.
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CHANDLER: It's a whirlwind.
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CHANDLER: Absolutely.
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CHANDLER: I tell my parents and students at the beginning of the year that I believe I'm pretty strict.

Scott Chandler takes no offense.

Q & A: Kindergarten teacher Scott Chandler

newsroom@newsandtribune.com

Imagine dropping your child off at kindergarten for the first time and out walks their teacher ... a man.A 6-foot 3-inch tall man.Not exactly what you had in mind, huh?Don't worry.Scott Chandler takes no offense.

As the only male kindergarten teacher at Wilson Elementary School - and only one of two in the entire Greater Clark County Schools system - Chandler's not surprised when parents are surprised the first time they meet him.The 35-year-old Jeffersonville native says being a man in a so-called "woman's world" definitely draws more shock from parents than his above-average height.And in reality, 6-foot 3-inches isn't all that tall ... unless you're standing in a sea of kindergartners.

"There's a lot of getting down on their level," Chandler said of his students."And it helps with the discipline aspect, too ... "

Chandler recently took some time to talk with The Evening News about teaching, being back in kindergarten, basketball and a few things in between.

QUESTION: How'd you get into teaching kindergarten?

CHANDLER: Well, there are actually two male kindergarten teachers in Greater Clark; Jason Cook at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School and myself.
...
CHANDLER: The job, yes.The career, no.
...
CHANDLER: It's a whirlwind.
...
CHANDLER: Absolutely.
...
CHANDLER: I tell my parents and students at the beginning of the year that I believe I'm pretty strict.
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Q & A: Kindergarten teacher Scott Chandler

Q & A: Kindergarten teacher Scott Chandler

, Q & A: Kindergarten teacher Scott Chandler