I did return to college, and finished up my Masters. But I also studied Learning Disabilities for a year, and worked as an Educational Therapist at Fernald School, UCLA, for several years. Then I came to teach reading and writing at Santa Monica College. It was a wonderful challenge, seeing how much of the individualized work I'd done as an Educational Therapist could be transferred to the classroom. One idea I stress in my classrooms is the delightfulness of our diversity.
People have so much to give each other, if only they feel safe and appreciated.
I work to make my classroom a place where that can happen.