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I am excited to be teaching 4th grade at Southbury Elementary
School. I'm looking forward to a wonderful year of learning
with the children and the thrill of opening a new school.
During the 2007-2008 academic year, I taught 4th grade at Old Post
Elementary School. Previously, I worked in Indian Prairie
School District 204 where I completed maternity-leave substitute
teaching assignments in 4th grade and kindergarten, and I also
worked in self-contained special education classrooms as a
substitute teacher.
I earned a Master of Arts in Teaching from National-Louis
University, and I hold a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from
Loyola University of Chicago.
Prior to becoming a teacher I worked as a journalist for 16 years
for radio stations, newspapers, a wire service, and in public
relations. My wife, Barbara, and I have been married for 12 years.
Our daughter, Lily, is 8 years old, and our son, Liam, is 5 years
old. We have two dogs: Chloe is a 10-year-old Shepherd mix, and
Beckham is a 1-year-old Border Collie Golden Retriever mix.
I played soccer in high school and college, and now I coach my
children's soccer teams. I enjoy hiking and canoeing with my family.
In recent years, thanks to the enthusiasm of my daughter, I've taken
up fishing; however she's the better angler. I play guitar and write
songs. I'm an avid reader, and some of my students describe me as a
"grammar police officer" and "math freak." I was born in Alabama and
subsequently lived in Ireland, South Carolina, Mississippi, and now
Illinois. I've traveled throughout Europe, and in 1991, I traveled
solo around the world.
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