Lindsey comes to Linder Educational Coaching with ample coaching and teaching experience. She first discovered the pleasures of the trade while teaching horseback riding lessons in high school. It was at this time that she fell in love with the challenge of breaking down difficult, abstract concepts into digestible bites dependent on each student’s learning style. She continued to teach lessons throughout college. Although she seriously considered teaching professionally, she ultimately decided to pursue a slightly different route.
After graduating Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in Political Science, Lindsey spent a year teaching English and studying Arabic in Jordan. Arriving to the country fascinated by the systemic problems the country faces, Lindsey was surprised to find that many of the most troubling issues stem from the country’s memorization-based education system. She took her position as an English teacher as an opportunity to teach her students the critical thinking skills they do not receive from their schools. Using a student-centered, growth mindset approach, Lindsey encouraged her students to see the gray in a typically black and white environment, work independently with minimal direction, and think about solutions to problems normally passed off to others. She used this same approach when she returned to the US and began working for the progressive Higher Achievement after-school program in D.C.
Lindsey is currently working on developing an Arabic curriculum for Marine Special Forces as a contractor, where she has benefitted from trainings in the latest pedagogy. She looks forward to using her various educational experiences to encourage Linder students to become organized, proactive young adults.
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