...During high school, I competed and qualified for the Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL) State Meet for three (3) out of my four years in high school. Additionally, I attended two cross-examination debate camps at the University of Texas at Austin to immerse myself in debate while in h... (read more)
...I have been a substitute teacher for 6 years and have worked with many different types of kids. I have been a para for kids with special needs as well as substituted for special ed classrooms. I have also worked with at-risk kids and have worked with adults with disabilities. (read more)
...My experience with English Comp. began way back when I tutored as an undergraduate at K-State then taught Composition 1 and 2 as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Wichita State University. I have gone on to acquire a decade of experience teaching college writing courses, including at Kansas State... (read more)
...A good teacher facilitates experience but elicits discovery; however, discovery requires acknowledgment, a recognition of something familiar in something unfamiliar. Inevitably, we use what we know to discern what we don't. The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius communicated this by suggesting the q... (read more)