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Ms. Erin Foster
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East Range Academy of Technology and Science
Hometown:
Deerfield, IL
Class Information:
Room Number: Green Room
Students per Class: 15
Position:
English Teacher
My Philosophy:
“If kids aren't learning the way you teach, then teach the way they learn" (Palzet, 2005). I believe that finding a fun, creative, and effective way to teach is what education is all about. A teacher may like the way s/he teaches a lesson, but if a student is not benefiting from it, the teacher needs to find another way to make it comprehensible to the student. My philosophy of education is that teachers should be student-centered,flexible, and enthusiastic about the subject they are teaching.
Personal Information:
College and Degrees:
M.A.T. - National Louis University, Chicago, IL B.A. English Literature - University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Activities:
Film Club
Favorite Books:
To Kill A Mockingbird
Favorite Quotes:
"To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best day and night to make you like everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight and never stop fighting." ~ e.e. cummings
Interests:
Reading, hiking, canoeing, camping, cooking, etc.
Employment History:
2008-Present - East Range Academy of Technology and Science, Eveleth, MN 2007-2008 - Highcrest Middle School, Wilmette, IL 2005-2007 - Wilmette Junior High School, Wilmette, IL
Why Do I Teach?:
I love to see that spark in a student's eye, when s/he understands the material, and then hear that student talk about that knowledge to their friends.
Percent of Students are:
     At-risk: 44 %
     Special Needs: 26 %
Percent of Students are:
     White/Caucasian : 97 %
     Hispanic: 17 %
     African American: 9 %
Free/Reduced Lunch Program Enrollment:: 44 %
Average number of students in class:: 18 students
Number of students I teach:: 115 students