My Life

My Birth I was born on March

23rd.

I was born in Wisconsin.

It was a very cold and snowy night.

My Childhood Years I took tap dancing

lessons for about two years.

I was a Brownie and a Girl Scout.

I enjoyed collecting stamps.

My Junior High Years I attended two junior

high schools. They were in Milwaukee and Chicago.

I was a violinist in the orchestra.

I won the Language Arts Award as an eighth grader.

My High School Years I attended two high

schools. They were in Chicago and Detroit.

I continued to play the violin in the orchestra.

I won a four year academic scholarship to Western Michigan University.

My College Years I attended Western

Michigan University.

I have three majors: Mathematics, English, and Education.

I was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta and Kappa Delta Pi.

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My Teaching Years I have been teaching for

thirty-four years.

I have taught first, second, and third grades plus a special reading class.

I have taught at four different schools.

My Academic Beliefs If you believe, you will

achieve.

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.*

Writing is simply talking with a pencil.

*Sir Richard Steele

My Personal Beliefs Honesty is the best

policy.

Organization is the foundation of success.

Neatness counts.

Manners matter.