I have dedicated my professional life to education: I have twenty years of experience in the public schools. My current position is in an elementary school, though I have worked or taught at every level, including community college. I possess multiple college degrees, but am very patient and enjoy trying to find ways to explain things so they make sense to a student. I'm also the parent of two school-age children. Here's a statement of my educational philosophy:

When I was young, I saw a f...