I never chose education, rather it was the other way around and education and being an educator chose me. This became evident when in my teens, I realized that I had a propensity and ability to teach, probably due to the fact that I never had music and the things that I was passionate about come easy to me. So it required a tremendous amount of dedication and hard work to achieve the results I needed. So this in turn needed an understanding of what was wrong so I could figure how to fix it. This I was able to recognize in others and my key to teaching is recognizing, sharing and correcting. Not necessarily from one who is naturally good at things, but rather not so good at things. My favorite teacher - I think you are expecting me to say my music teacher. In fact it was my 10th grade English teacher. He showed me how to use words to create, escape and inspire. Through the doors that he opened for me I am able to have a vehicle to express my emotions, my stories and share my passions. My role is not the thing I focus on at East Valley High. Rather the combined role each every staff member brings to the table in this wonderful school. I am living the dream! what is not to love Music and the experience that my students and I live everyday through making and performing music is made possible through one key ingredient and that is having fun. The shared love of music, would not only be impossible without us having fun, but also quite pointless.