Hello! I am Mx. Durphy

I am excited for my fourth year at Edison! I I am entering my 7th year of teaching, and before that I worked with youth in a few different ways. I was a paraprofessional in a middle school and worked in a homeless youth shelter.  I became a teacher because I love to read and talk about literature. I also love working with teens. You are the future in the world and I think it is very important that you have teachers who care and want to help you become the awesome people you will turn out to be. I also think it is really important for there to be trans representation in the classroom! I am super excited for my new classes this year, Mental Health in Lit and Social Justice in Lit! I think they are both really needed. 

I am originally from St. Louis, Missouri. I moved to Minneapolis in 2015. I have an adorable cat named Sebastian (Bash). I am a writer and artist as well. I also play sports in the summer. 

You also may have noticed that I go by Mx. and not Mr./Ms. this is because I identify as gender non-conforming. I also use they/them pronouns. Need more info about pronouns? See the video below!