I am so excited to begin my tenth year teaching at Brookside, and my first year teaching 8th grade language arts! I previously taught 6th grade language arts for many years, and I began my career teaching 4th grade.
Before I became a teacher, I attended Bucknell University and wrote for TIME magazine in New York City for a few years after I graduated. I also hold a master's degree in educational technology.
"'Shall we make a new rule of life ... always be kinder than is necessary?'
--J.M. Barrie, The Little Bird
'What a marvelous line, isn't it? Kinder than is necessary. Because it's not enough to be kind. One should be kinder than needed. Why I love that line, that concept, is that it reminds me that we carry with us, as human beings, not just the capacity to be kind, but the very choice of kindness.'" --Principal Tushman from Wonder by R.J. Palacio