Introduction

One of the first activities we will do in class is an interest survey, as a way to help me get to know you. I think it is only fair that I list my own answers, so you can get to know me too. To get to know the class, click here for a copy of our policies!

1. I like to read mysteries, mainly by Nevada Barr and JA Jance.

2. I don't receive an actual newspaper at home. I typically just read the news headlines on CNN.com etc. Sometimes, I will also watch the news on TV.

3. I like to read People and O magazines, especially on a plane.

4. I enjoy watching M*A*S*H*, news magazine shows (20/20, Dateline, 48 Hours Mystery etc) and anything dealing with forensic science.

5. My favorite class in high school was yearbook. But, I liked Spanish too. It was actually my own high school Spanish teacher who encouraged me to become a teacher.

6. My least favorite class in high school was probably chemistry because I was a senior and had senioritis.

7. When I have free time at home, I like to watch TV, read, go for walks and hang out with my friends. At school, I like to visit with other teachers and try to organize my classroom.

8. I would like to talk to President Obama. I can't imagine being the president during a war, recession and environmental crisis all at once.

9. I would like to talk with Evita Peron from Argentina because I am intrigued with her role in her country's development. (I actually got to go to Buenos Aires four summers ago, and it was amazing!)

10. I guess baking, if that is considered a hobby. I like learning new things about how technology can "improve" my life, and I love to travel too.

11. Well, if I weren't a teacher, I would like to work for the FBI or CIA or be a flight attendant and travel the world for free.

12. This year, I will be taking classes to learn how to be a better teacher.

13. War, homelessness, hunger, people without jobs, and kids who drop out of school all concern me.

14. I would write a book about my students and the funny things they say and do!

15. I would like to become an expert in web design/blogging/Web 2.0 in the classroom.

16. I would like to visit North Carolina/the Outer Banks.

17. If I lived on another planet, I would have to bring my DVD player, books, iPod, my husband, Dr. Pepper, garlic bread, lasagna, gum, snickers bars, clothes.

18. What fruit best describes your personality? (Mine: grapes--sometimes sweet, sometimes sour. Sometimes you just have bad days!)