tmcquade
tmcquade
Female
August 1, 2011
Teacher
High School - 11th Grade
English / Literature / Writing
Antioch High - Antioch, CA, US (1981 - 1984)
University of California-Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara, CA, US (1984 - 1989)
San Jose State University - San Jose, CA, US (2004 - 2006)
Poetry, Theater, Songwriting, Guitar and Piano, Scrapbooking, Travel, Hiking, Community Service
Biography
I have been a high school English teacher for 20 years. I currently teach English 9 Honors and English 11 (American Literature). I have also taught English 10 for many years. Prior to teaching high school, I taught middle school for 1 year and English conversation in Japan for 2 years.
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