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Lydia M ichaels

555-‐820-‐7741, l ymichaels@davidson.edu, B rooklyn, N Y

April 1 8, 2 0XX

Ms. C ynthia J enart, P rincipal

Community P rep P ublic S chool

205 E ast 1 22nd S treet

New Y ork, N Y10030

Dear M s. J enart:

I a m w riting t o e xpress m y i nterest i n j oining C ommunity P rep a s a n e lementary t eacher t his f all. V ice

Principal J ane K open m entioned t hat y ou a re a lways i nterested i n h earing f rom p assionate e ducators a nd

encouraged m e t o s ubmit t his a pplication t o y ou. I a m e xcited b y t he o pportunity t o f oster m y s kills a s a

teacher a nd t o w ork t o c lose t he a chievement g ap.

Due t o m y d esire t o i mprove e ducation, I a m d rawn t o C ommunity P rep P ublic S chool’s c ommitment t o

academic g rowth f or a ll s tudents. D emocracy P rep’s “ no e xcuses” m entality a nd p roven c harter s chool

practices h ave p repared c ountless s tudents f or c ollege a nd l ife b eyond. I a m d riven t o p rovide a h igh-‐caliber

education t o s tudents w ho m ight n ormally b e o verlooked o r u nderestimated, a nd b elieve t hat b y w orking

at y our s chool, I w ill d evelop m y c apacity t o d o s o.

Beyond a n a ttitude o f d etermined o ptimism, I w ould b ring a d iverse s et o f a pplicable s kills t o C ommunity

Prep. A s a d ocent f or t he B echtler M useum o f M odern A rt, I l ead t ours f or 7

g raders 4 t imes a w eek,

educating s tudents a bout t he m useum’s a rt a s w ell a s i ntroducing t he f undamental t hemes o f a rt h istory.

Working a t t he B echtler, I h ave n ot o nly l earned h ow t o d evelop a nd c onvey a s pecific e ducational m essage

to s tudents, b ut a lso h ow t o m aintain a uthority a nd c ontrol w hile d oing s o. I a lso h ave f our y ears o f

coaching b asketball f undamentals t o e lementary s chool s tudents ( ages 5 -‐7) a nd w ould e njoy t he

opportunity t o c oach a longside m y t eaching d uties. A s a n E nglish m ajor a t D avidson C ollege, I h ave

developed s trong o ral a nd w ritten c ommunication s kills, a nd h ave b ecome u sed t o p roducing q uality w ork

under p ressure i n o rder t o m eet t ight d eadlines. I a m b oth h ighly o rganized a nd c reative, q ualities t hat h ave

characterized m y w ork a s P ublic R elations C hair f or D avidson’s P atterson C ourt C ouncil a nd a s s ecretary f or

Turner E ating H ouse. H olding t hese d emanding p ositions a lso h elped m e t o c ultivate s trong t ime-‐

management s kills—skills t hat a lso e nabled m e t o a chieve m y g oal o f a d ouble m ajor.

Ultimately, w hile I b elieve m y e xperience h as g iven m e e xcellent g roundwork f or s tarting a c areer i n

teaching, I k now t hat t here a re c hallenges a nd r ealities I c annot a nticipate. I k now t hat i nner-‐city t eaching

will b e d ifficult, a nd I w ill b e t ested a s a p erson a nd e ducator. I n r esponse t o t his, I c an o nly s ay t hat I a m

passionate a bout e ducation. I a m a d etermined, p ositive, i ntelligent, c reative p erson, a nd I b elieve I c an

become a n e xcellent t eacher.

With t his l etter, I h ave s ubmitted m y r ésumé, w hich w ill f urther i llustrate m y q ualifications f or t he p osition.

Thank y ou f or y our t ime; I l ook f orward t o h earing f rom y ou.

Sincerely,

Lydia M ichaels

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