I am a teacher who loves to write. I have a varied number of interests that I am learning to speak out about on a regular basis. I hope to be published both electronically as well as in print.
My passion is ...
family
I know too much about ...
many things
My parents always told me ...
be true to yourself
My childhood ambition ...
to become a writer
My favorite memory ...
no comment
Why I write ...
to become published and to be heard
What I am reading/watching/listening to ...
most anything
My first job ...
carnival ride operator
My best moment ...
holding my oldest daughter for the first time
My inspiration ...
many things
"I'm bored."
"Me too."
"Why do we have to be in school?"
"Yeah, I would rather be..."
How often I have heard these things said by a number of students in my classroom over the years. It is not that I am a boring teacher as students have pointed out to me that my classes are the best they have because I engage them from bell to bell with work that is relevant and interesting. They enjoy coming to my class, but overall, school for them is just a ticket for them to have punched in order for them to get on with their lives. This leads me to the conclusion, with provisions, that students ...
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