...Three times I was selected to be the Teacher of the Year for the Texas Middle School Campus out of over 100 teachers, twice selected as the Secondary Teacher of the Year for the district, and once as the Regional Secondary Teacher of the Year. This last honor covers the Northeast Texas area of o... (read more)
...I am certified to teach grades 4-8; however, my availability does not end there. I am willing to help with various different subjects and grade levels. When I am not teaching, I enjoy reading, fishing, photography, and catching up on Netflix. (read more)
...I have more than 15 years of experience helping people craft their words. As a former editor and now a college professor, I am most interested in helping individuals learn the rules of basic English. In the classroom, I've found that many students have strayed from learning basic English because of how it was presented to them. (read more)
...In Mexia, I served as preschool Sunday School director, taught Preschool Choir and Vacation Bible School and sang in the adult choir at the First Baptist Church. We attended that church for about 5 1/2 years before moving to another town. In 1993, My husband and I were asked to join the board of Cecil Williamson Ministry in Evangelism in Starkville Mississippi. (read more)
...It wasn't until I moved to East Texas that I really began to understand my role as a teacher. I taught first in a private school in Texarkana. There were 11 students in my class. (read more)