Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Period 3 - Your Questions, answered


  1. 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!
  2. 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.
  3. I am over 400 years old.  This means I have made some good choices and survived the bad ones. :)
  4. Yes, I have taught before.
  5.  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. 
  6. Before teaching I worked in politics.
  7. 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.
  8. Europe was awesome, you all should go, for reals!
  9. I try to not give a lot of homework. I also do not believe in busy work.
  10. I will absolutely be there for you if you need me for anything.  Just email or speak to me!  Seriously!
  11. I have seen most of Europe as I lived there 7 years.
  12. I am currently listening to a lot of Van Morrison, Adventure Club, Frank Ocean, and even Portishead.