Personal Bio

I decided late in life to pursue a career in teaching.  I am jazzed about my new calling--I only hope that my old brain cells are up to the task!  I have worked in retailing of one sort or another since I finished college, currently working in a university bookstore.  I was already on the slow glide path to retirement when I got "the call."

I am interested in teaching social studies or perhaps language arts at the middle school or high school level.  A role model for me a long time ago was my high school social studies teacher.  I want to help students learn more about our society and our government--how we got here, how our system works, how it compares to other models.  I also want to help students become critical thinkers and coach them to develop their analyical skills and their writing skills.

I am new to the study of education, but I am looking forward to learning more about this exciting and quickly-evolving world.  I am also looking forward to graduation from the MAT program and, most important, my first teaching assignment.