He is a lifelong learner, passionate about language teaching and second language acquisition and its related pedagogical implications. At the undergraduate level, he attended the University of Delaware. During the 2005-2006 school year, Jim was granted a sabbatical leave to pursue a Masters Degree in Spanish Language from Middlebury College. He has his Supervisor Certificate. In July of 2015, he was a presenter at the 2015 AATSP Conference National Conference. Jim is beginning his 26th year as a Spanish teacher.