Hello! I am excited to be returning to the faculty of The Learning Choice Academy.
I have been teaching for over 16 years. I hold a BA in English and a Professional Clear Single Subject Credential in English. I have taught in a wide variety of academic settings, and my previous assignment was teaching adult ESL students. I enjoyed meeting students from all around the world, learning about their cultures, languages, and customs. I have found that the more we get to know each other, the more we realize that we are all basically the same!
During the fall semester I will be teaching middle school English (grades 6-8) and high school English (grades 11 and 12) at the La Mesa site.
When I am not teaching, I enjoy spending time with my 2 beautiful boys, Ian and Liam. As a father of a 9 year old and a 5 year old, I am learning to see the world through their eyes. It's a wonderful thing, and both of my boys are teaching me so much.
In addition to teaching English, I have a really cool hobby - my boys and I both enjoy building and launching model and high-power rockets. I am fortunate to be able to incorporate my love of teaching with my love of science. I have taught Homer Hickam's Rocket Boys (adapted to film as October Sky - an anagram of the book title), and the students completed both a written project on the book and participated in several build sessions where they got to build, and eventually fly, their own model rocket at Fiesta Island!
I am looking forward to a fun and successful year working with you and your student!
I have been teaching for over 16 years. I hold a BA in English and a Professional Clear Single Subject Credential in English. I have taught in a wide variety of academic settings, and my previous assignment was teaching adult ESL students. I enjoyed meeting students from all around the world, learning about their cultures, languages, and customs. I have found that the more we get to know each other, the more we realize that we are all basically the same!
During the fall semester I will be teaching middle school English (grades 6-8) and high school English (grades 11 and 12) at the La Mesa site.
When I am not teaching, I enjoy spending time with my 2 beautiful boys, Ian and Liam. As a father of a 9 year old and a 5 year old, I am learning to see the world through their eyes. It's a wonderful thing, and both of my boys are teaching me so much.
In addition to teaching English, I have a really cool hobby - my boys and I both enjoy building and launching model and high-power rockets. I am fortunate to be able to incorporate my love of teaching with my love of science. I have taught Homer Hickam's Rocket Boys (adapted to film as October Sky - an anagram of the book title), and the students completed both a written project on the book and participated in several build sessions where they got to build, and eventually fly, their own model rocket at Fiesta Island!
I am looking forward to a fun and successful year working with you and your student!