Rebecca A Swenson

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Contact Info

swensonre@uwplatt.edu
Children's Center
1 University Plz
Platteville, WI 53818-3099

Department Info

Early Child Education Development Specialist
Children's Center
Children's Center

Biography

About

Lead Teacher

Caterpillar Room

​​​​​​​Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Stanford University, 1998
  • Master of Arts in Teaching from University of St. Thomas, 2001
  • Early Childhood Education Credential: Preschool from UW-Platteville, 2020
  • Early Childhood Education Credential: Infant/Toddler from UW-Platteville, 2021
  • Early Childhood Education Credential: Administration from Waukesha County Technical College, in progress

Why I love teaching 

I have always wanted to be a teacher, even before I started kindergarten.  Almost everyone in my family taught—grandparents, aunts, uncles, and my mother—and when I was little, I do not think I even knew that other professions existed.  When I started school, my desire to teach only increased.  School was so much fun that when I got home in the afternoon, I would play school with my friends and my dolls.  I thought summers were boring and never understood why my friends complained about the start of the school year.  I could not wait to get back to school and start learning!  As a teacher, I hope to help instill a similar love of learning in my students.  I love watching children learn new skills and discover the world around them!