Longtime Chowan science teacher seeks school board seat
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A retired science teacher, Florence Winslow, 67, is campaigning for District 1, Seat 2 on the Edenton-Chowan Board of Education. The Albemarle Observer reports that she spent more than three decades in classrooms, including 25 years at Chowan Middle School, where she led the science department and mentored newer teachers. She is a lifelong county resident and a registered unaffiliated voter. DeAnna Daniel is the other candidate for the seat. Early voting has begun, and the general election is Nov. 3.
Winslow told the newspaper she believes students are tested too often and that she kept testing light in her own classes. She also said she worries about how heavily students depend on screens, and she favors more handwriting, note-taking and printed textbooks, while accepting that students need computer skills. She opposes school choice, arguing that funding leaving with students hurts public schools. She mentioned that two elementary schools share a single art teacher, though she said she would need to learn the reasons behind it.
She said she does not expect to transform the district as a newcomer, praised Superintendent Tammi Ward, and pointed to her leadership background as her main qualification. She said she is planning to start going to board meetings.
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