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Diverse Experience
My teaching experiences have been diverse.  I have teaching experience in three schools where a large percentage of the student body were from diverse populations.  I also have teaching experience in two schools where most of the student body was Caucasian.  The major lesson I've learned from all these experiences is this:  students are students, good teachers are good teachers.  I firmly believe that good teachers can be successful wherever they are.  What matters most is a teacher's positive attitude and encouragement.  Along with a teacher's approach, a supportive, professional staff can overcome any obstacle or strengthen any asset.

My teaching experiences are listed as follows.  All statistics are from www.greatschools.net.
Mona Shores High School; Norton Shores, MI
TOTAL ENROLLMENT:  1390
Free and Reduced lunch:  20%
Caucasian:  89%
African American:  4%
Asian:  2%
Hispanic:  2%
Native American:  2%


Kecoughtan High School; Hampton, VA
TOTAL ENROLLMANT:  1891
Free and Reduced lunch:  28%
Caucasian:  58%
African American:  37%
Hispanic:  3%
Asian:  2%
Native American:  1%


Cibola High School; Yuma, AZ
TOTAL ENROLLMANT:  2341
Free and Reduced lunch:  55%
Hispanic:  72%
Caucasian:  22%
African American:  2%
Asian:  2%
Native American:  1%


East Grand Rapids High School; East Grand Rapids, MI
TOTAL ENROLLMANT:  969
Free and Reduced lunch:  6%
Caucasian:  94%
African American:  3%
Asian:  2%
Hispanic:  2%


Riverside Middle School; Grand Rapids, MI
TOTAL ENROLLMANT:  548
Free and Reduced lunch:  78%
Caucasian:  40%
African American:  38%
Multiracial:  10%
Hispanic:  10%
Native American: 1%
Non-Teaching Diverse Experience
Graham Framing (summer job, 2006):
Regularly communicated in Spanish with recent immigrants who worked with the company.

Experience in Mexico (2003-4):
While living in Arizona, conducted frequent trips into Mexico and communicated in Spanish with Mexican citizens.

Foreign experience (1998):
Spent summer in Costa Rica; regularly communicated with Spanish-spreaking Costa Ricans.
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