I retired from teaching in 2016 after 30 years of experience. I taught high school English for the first six years of my career; however, the majority of my experience is with middle school. I was a 7th grade language arts teacher for most of my career. (I did teach 8th grade language arts for 5 years). I have worked with all levels of students (EC, AIG, and all those in between). I am familiar with the Common Core standards that are currently part of all EOG and EOC exams.

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