English (ESL) with Lola S.

I have been teaching most of my adult life. I started back in 1986 as a substitute teacher and then I became an elementary first grade teacher. I worked all of my life in the same district and I did one year as a kindergarten teacher at the Manheim Child development Center in Germany while my husband was station in there. Over the years I obtain a master degree from National Louis University in education with emphasis in curriculum and instruction and bilingual/ESL. I am fluent in Spanish and can get by in french and german if the need arrives. I not only taught children but I also have taught at University level English as a /Second Language and Spanish. I have also coached new teachers, have been a reading teacher for primary grades and an ESL resource teacher. I love teaching very much and because of it I feel children and adults do learn in my clases. Two years ago I wrote and published a book to help parents navigate their children school years. It was my intention that parents could have a self help manual that aides them in the different ways school districts work which sometimes are hard to navigate. I am currently working on a Spanish translation of my book and I also have a blog that follow the same idea. I have been married for 31 years and have two grown sons. My favorite pastime is gardening for which I am taking classes to learn more about it. I also take painting and calligraphy lessons. I feel that learning is a life long commitment and is good for the soul and a healthy brain.