Period 3 - Your Questions, answered
- How much Spanish do I know? Yo hablo español bastante bien. Trate de no preocuparse demasiado acerca de la clase que estoy aquí para ayudarle!
- I am a constructivist teacher. What that means is that I want to use inventive and exciting ways to teach you rather than just stand at the front of the class and lecture you or just give you the answer.
- I am over 400 years old. This means I have made some good choices and survived the bad ones. :)
- Yes, I have taught before.
- I have gone to 3 colleges. I have a Bachelors degree from the University of California, San Diego in Political Science and International Relations, a Masters from Queen's University, Belfast in International Politics, and am working on a teaching credential at Cal State Dominquez Hills. I am considering a PhD in political psychology.
- Before teaching I worked in politics.
- I wanted to be a history teacher because I think teenagers are crazy awesome and I LOVE HISTORY because I love studying power and its effects.
- Europe was awesome, you all should go, for reals!
- I try to not give a lot of homework. I also do not believe in busy work.
- I will absolutely be there for you if you need me for anything. Just email or speak to me! Seriously!
- I have seen most of Europe as I lived there 7 years.
- I am currently listening to a lot of Van Morrison, Adventure Club, Frank Ocean, and even Portishead.