I met Sharon White at an interview day at Greeen Dot High Schools and then shared a room with her at the EnCorps Teachers bootcamp in June just as my classes at CGU were starting. I am proud to know her, and look forward to working with her when I start to teach.
I think we mature people can use our experience to inspire our students. Sharon's story is particularly impelling to her students. She's been where they are, and come back to help them get away.
Inspired by Nelson Mandela's claim that the impossible is just waiting to be done, this blog chronicles my own journey to do the impossible. I am embarking on another new career as a high school math and science teacher . . . and I don't really think it's impossible - just really hard these days to land a job.
I finally became a credentialed "single-subject" teacher of math, science, physics, chemistry and biology in 2011--but finding the job to use my skills to help motivate students to enjoying my favorite subjects was difficult. I ended up at a different school each year.
So I am now retired, but still working with some kids and books.
I have a number of books about teaching, math and science (and other books of interest) in my Amazon Seller Account. There might be something there that you could pick up at a reasonable price.
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