: About Me

45 year Michigan resident. 23 years a Michigan certified teacher. Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Grand Valley State University. BS: Psychology/ Special Education (CI and EI). Minor: elementary education. Certified grades K-8. Married 22 years. Mother of two boys and two girls: 21, 19, 17 and 11 (plus two stillborn daughters). Taught Montessori grades 3-6. Taught adult education, high school completion, GED preparation, Psychology, American History, Life Skills, Communication, Creative Writing, Remedial Math and Reading. Ten year veteran homeschooler. Three years substitute teacher. Earned Professional Certificate in 2007. Working on MS in Emotional Impairment. I've been a published online author for three years now.

We live in on the lovely shores of Lake Michigan in Grand Haven. It's a fun, busy, social-cultural town on the west shore of Michigan. My eternally youthful husband is a maintenance man who should have been a librarian.

My passion is ...

red wine, Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, greek mythology, medieval literature

I know too much about ...

weird things like the Abby Hoffman, the Cold War, artichokes, Operation Market Garden, Jewish history, the Russian Revolution,

My parents always told me ...

'no the Hammond will not fit in our International Truck' (on the way to Alaska in 1969)

My childhood ambition ...

to be a nurse in the RAF

My favorite memory ...

walking on the beach of the 'Big Lake' with Grandpa, Pierre (the poodle) and Duke, the neighbor's Police dog

Why I write ...

lots of people have stories that I need to tell.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

NPR, medieval murder mystery, Rosemary and Thyme, Red Green, Dr. Who, Masterpiece Theatre, some opera and lots of jazz

My first job ...

to solicit lawn are services for Tru-Green

My best moment ...

when the babies came, definitely

My inspiration ...

Eucharist, Holy Trinity, husband, children, and a little Shiraz

Education > Education (Other) How to bring a broader world perspective into the daily classroom experience

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There's an old saying, 'The world is your oyster, go out, open it and find your pearl of great price.' Well, I sort of tweaked the ending. But the basic concept is that there really is a whole world out there beyond the four walls of the room. In this case, the 'room' in question is the classroom. Try as we might, as teachers, education and school can be pretty insular and encapsulated. If we are going to teach students anything, it's essential to bring the world into the classroom. Geography, culture, religion, traditions, food, dance, art, music, mores, artifacts, systems; each culture i...

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