...Using citation and being able to recognize reliable resources is an invaluable skill today. I want to teach young people how to be prepared to take care of themselves for the rest of their lives. I am certified by the TEA to teach High School English as well as ESL. (read more)
...I took early retirement in 2000 and moved to Athens, Texas to care of my mom and stepdad when they both became ill at the same time. They are both gone now. I am a CASA volunteer, a Henderson County Master Gardener, and volunteer for The East Texas Arboretum. (read more)
...I have a very efficient method for teaching students how to identify all eight parts of speech as well as subjects, predicate nouns, predicate adjectives, direct objects and indirect objects. I have both an undergraduate degree in elementary education and a Master's degree in elementary education. I have taught various level elementary grades for over 30 years. (read more)
...I have had the privilege of traveling around the world, and the honor of meeting dignitaries and well known people, but the people that have impacted my life, and part of the fabric of my being, are teachers that took the time and effort to help me become the person that I am today. My teaching ... (read more)