I am delighted to have the opportunity to teach middle schoolers! Every year is a new year---new students, new ideas, and new possibilities! I have been teaching for over 22 years and have taught middle school, high school, college--and have even trained new teachers. I earned my BA in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, added a teaching certificate and Master's degree at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, studied a full year abroad at the Universisty of Manchester (England), and earned my National Boards. I am married and have two sons, who are both college graduates.