Degrees:

• Bachelor of Arts in English literature (San Francisco State University)
• Preliminary Education Specialist Credential (Cal State Northridge)
• Level II Education Specialist Credential (Cal State Northridge)
• Highly Qualified according to NCLB requirements (see California Department of Education)

Hobbies:

I enjoy composing and playing music, reading, and learning new things.

Personal Mission Statement

"The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet." -- Aristotle

"...what thwarts us and demands of us the greatest effort is also what can teach us most." -- Matthew Arnold

"Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand." -- Neil Armstrong

"He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed." -- Albert Einstein

The school is a venue of opportunity. It is never easy to do your best, to push yourself to your limits, but those who do enjoy the rewards. As children, we all had a yearning to understand the world around us. Some continue throughout their lives with, as Albert Einstein put it, a sense of awe and wonder. My goal as a teacher is to instill in students that lifelong thirst for knowledge.