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26 years in the classroom prior to retirement during Covid. *Years 1-6 Competitive Speech/Debate Coach Arlington, TX GR 10-12. *Years 7-8 Creative Dramatics Raytown, MO GR 6-7. *Year 9 ELA Mansfield, TX GR 8. *Year 10-15 GT/AP English Mansfield, TX GR 10. *Year 16-26 GT/AP English WM, LA GR 10.

Each individual child on this earth is gifted in something. As an educator, my goal is to facilitate a child in discovering unique giftedness. Realizing academic giftedness is easy. But what about being kind, or treating people with respect, or taking time to listen? In today's world, I extremely value the intangible gifted attributes as much as the academic excellence.

I was around a long time, and I am proud of the accolades I received but do not feel it necessary to list them.

1989 - Bachelor of Arts in Communication University of Louisiana at Monroe. 1999 - Certification in Gifted Education University of North Texas. 2018 -Masters in Theological Studies with Biblical Cognate Liberty University.

Jeff and I have been married for 35 years, and during Covid, I quit teaching to become his medical scribe. I call my current job Alzheimer's prevention as I am learning an entirely new profession and skill set in my 50s. We have two daughters - an LSU graduate who is obtaining her PhD in Anatomy at UNTHSC, and a University of Alabama graduate who is living the teacher life every day as a middle school music teacher in Orlando. I pray for all our teachers daily as I know how difficult the profession has become.