...I speak, read, and write Russian fluently. I have visited Russia many times. During the 31 years when I taught at the University of Missouri I won numerous teaching awards. (read more)
...I am a special education paraprofessional at a middle school, where one of the primary students I support has ADHD, as do others I support. In graduate school, I took a course on Teaching Diverse Learners, half of which was devoted to special education, one lesson of which was devoted to ADHD. I got an A- in that course. (read more)
...I've always been an avid reader. I mean, I even grew up across from a library. There are few classics I haven't read, and even fewer that I'm not at all familiar with. (read more)
...I have also worked with children and adults who are just beginning to learn. I also taught ESL at the beginning and intermediate levels at a local university. I helped students from all over the world with grammar, writing, and speaking. (read more)