MrDKRoberts

I've taught high school English for four years at a small accelerated program where I was the only high school English teacher and was lucky to have the freedom to develop my own curriculum over the course of my time there. I've recently taken a position at our board office as an instructional technology specialist. The new job is great but I'm itching for an outlet to share the lessons and units I want to create but no longer have the students to experiment with.

ENGLISH CLASSES SHOULD BE SKILL-BASED!! Reading, writing, and communicating are the number one concepts we should focus on. Inherited curriculum that dictates that classics are a necessity often fail to meet the needs of struggling students, and rarely provide necessary life skills. Everything I do focuses on enhancing these core skills so that my students can excel anywhere.

.....let's be humble here...

Georgia College & State University: Bachelor's in Creative Writing, Master's in Teaching Secondary English, Specialist in Educational Leadership.

Life is all about learning and overcoming challenges. Embrace what is difficult, and you'll have fun growing. There is always time to be great at something later.