| Dr. Neal | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. How many years have you been teaching? | ||||||||||||||||||
| I have been teaching in the Edison School Distict for nearly 20 years. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Where did you go to college? | ||||||||||||||||||
| My first 2 degrees were from the University of Maryland. Next I received my teaching credential from CSUB and my Master's Degree in Education from the University of La Verne. Finally I received my Doctorate from Commonwealth University. This doctorate is what is referred to as a soft doctorate as I was interested in the topic and have done more with the survey results than the dissertation. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3. What was/is your favorite subject? | ||||||||||||||||||
| History, Mathematics and Science probably in that order. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4. Do you have any pets? | ||||||||||||||||||
| My wife and I have a two year old German Shephard named Tova. Tova Hebrew means Good Girl and she is just that a good girl. What is interesting about Tova is I speak Yiddish and Hebrew to her during the day. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5. What is your favorite color? | ||||||||||||||||||
| My favorite color is green, | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6. What is the coolest thing that has ever happened to you? | ||||||||||||||||||
| I was ordained an Orthodox Rabbi with a emphasis in Kosher Observation. With this I have done many weddings and those are truely a blast. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7. Can you do anything unusual? | ||||||||||||||||||
| I can speak, read and write in about five languages. I can write upsidedown and backwards, I have almost a photographic memory. I can name most of the military equipment for almost the last 100 years. I know the little details behind history. In other words I know why things happened and the way they happened. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8. What is your favorite food or meal ? | ||||||||||||||||||
| I love most ethnic foods, but I have a special love for great Mexican food in particular cheese enchiladas, rice and beans with homemade salsa and a big Ice Tea. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9. What is your favorite place to visit? | ||||||||||||||||||
| My favorite place to visit is Morro Bay/ Cambria Corridor on the central coast of California. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10. What is your favorite sport or hobby ? | ||||||||||||||||||
| Golf!!! Fishing and Reading. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11. What did you do over the summer ? | ||||||||||||||||||
| This last summer I was in New York. I visited Monsey and had an amazing experience there. Then I went to Manhatten for my uncle's 80th birthday, which was held at the world famous Tavern By the Green. I was all over Manhatten including the very spot that blew up in front of the Cryslor Building, I was there, that very spot 12 hours before it blew!! | ||||||||||||||||||