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Future English teacher is born
In the Naval Hospital in Oakland, CA -
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My Literary Life
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Discovered Dr. Seuss
Green Eggs and Ham was my favorite. My older brothers would try to skip pages when reading to me but I knew the book so well they couldn't get away with it. -
Memorized first book
My mom was more patient than my brothers: she read Miss Twiggly's Tree to me so many times that I had the book memorized in no time. -
Started Kindergarten
I attended Cinnabar School -
Men land on the moon
Re-creation of Apollo 11
I remember watching the landing on TV and being so utterly amazed that a man could be walking on that glowing orb in the sky. It awakened me to endless possibilities. -
Moved
We moved across town. I attended Orchard Elementary School -
School Play
I portrayed the Wicked Witch of the West in our production of the Wizard of Oz -
Discovered Gone with the Wind
My first time, of many, reading the classic. -
Discovered GREAT literature
Read, among other things, Pride and Prejudice, The Crucible, Huck Finn, Shakespeare.
My desire to be a teacher is solidified with desire to teach English. -
Graduated High School
Graduated with Honors -
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Taught Job Corps
First realized how blessed I was to be able to read and enjoy the written word. I taught HS dropouts, some who were functionally illiterate. We focused on basic survival reading for a job. It was eyeopening to realize that not everyone was read to as a child and not everyone loved reading as I do. -
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Focused on raising my own future readers
Importance of Reading
I stepped out of the work world for 14 years to focus on raising five beautiful children. I shared with my children my love of reading. They all experienced different struggles in literacy and school but happily all love to read. -
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A teaching career resumed
I stepped back into the work world teaching HS and middle school Language Arts. I have also been a Library Media Specialist. Through the years I have tried to share my love for the written word with my students, my collegues, my family and anyone who will listen. BOOKS ARE FUN!! -
One CLASSIC example
Who's on First?
The classic "Who's on First?" shows me that language can be manipulated to be so FUNNY!!
