...I remember exactly when I fell in love with US history. It was April 4, 1957, and my dad took a photo of the moment. My sister and I were scrambling up the earthworks at Yorktown and I found myself wondering what it must have been like for the soldiers I use a lot of photos from my dad's and my own photo collections, which cover almost every site significant to history. (read more)
...I have had 4 recent years experience teaching GED classes part-time for Carroll Community College in Westminster. Here my students learned the five core subjects including Reading, Language Arts and Essay Writing, Science, Social Studies, and Mathematics. Many of my students have gone on to earn their Maryland High School Diplomas. (read more)
...Regarding a more formal curriculum approach to Public Speaking, I taught Public Speaking to grades 5-8. In addition, I incorporate four public speaking assignments into my curriculum, for every class I teach, each year. I do this because I believe in order to be successful in college and in the work force, one must be able to present their ideas verbally, and more importantly, convincingly. (read more)