About me
I retired from teaching public middle school in 2020. In my middle school career, I taught in an economically-disadvantaged county at a Title One school. I have taught regular ed classes, inclusion classes, and pull-out special ed (resource) classes. I have not taught severe and profound special ed nor have I taught gifted ed. One of the most important skills I learned through teaching such a variety of students is to break things down into small steps. When learning new material, this is an approach I have found to be very helpful. I taught a little math, but mostly language arts/reading and social studies.
In 2022, I began to teach a remedial course in a very small private college. I have moved on from the remedial course to teaching an actual college class. One of the programs in the college is to train LPNs (Licensed Practical Nurses). I teach the drug calculations class. I have taught students who range in age from 18 to about 65, sometimes in the same class. I have had students from different parts of the country, as well as students who came to the U.S. for college. My average class has a mix of African-American students, white students, and Hispanic students. I have liked and enjoyed teaching each and every one of them. My classes have ranged in size from 2 students to 31 students. I usually teach a 12-week night class and a 6-week day class in each of the 4 terms. I have found that breaking things down into small steps helps my college students learn, too, especially when I'm teaching something new.
On a personal level, I'm married, have a grown daughter, a son-in-law, and a grandson. I also have a couple of other younger adults who call me "mom". Both of them are married and neither of them have children.
