A Little About Me

I am in the last few quarters of my Secondary Education degree at Easter Washington University.  I am one of the few students in the halls with streaks of gray in my hair.  I would have enjoyed finishing school years ago, but two things stood in my way: single fatherhood and MATH.  Successful fatherhood is a process, but math is conquered and done, though it took me six and more semesters and three universities to do it.  Which is why I am seeking to teach English.  In my rare spare time I am a writer, I have authored three novels and plotted a third, one of which was submitted a few times last year, but not selected for publication.  I have been asked multiple times why I teach/want to teach, but rarely is my response the same.  Usually I respond that it is because I get the teen mind and think I know what it is to be one.  I want to enrich their minds and make education less of a drudge than they are used to.

I am placed at Jenkins High School in Chewelah, Washington.  This is about 80 miles from the Canadian border.  Once I went and visited the border, just to see what it looked like.  I came home with an empty camera still in my pocket.  I am placed under the wise guidance of Mr. Schut and his English classes, and in Mr. Hanson's freshman English class.  The funnest thing I have seen is the varrying ways that each class learns and grows.

I look forward to this journey!