I've also been teaching a College For Kids class on argument every summer since 2000 at Cuesta College.Ī: I say, “Good morning!” to my guardian angel, his name is Dwayne. I worked with Special Ed at San Luis Obispo High School. I still have their books piled up at home and I still read them.Ī: I was a youth minister for junior high and high school students here in San Luis Obispo for 17 years. So I read Plato and Socrates, The Art of Rhetoric by Aristotle. Through that I was introduced to the classics. So how did I get into logic? I was always asking, “Why?” I had six years of classical Latin, from 6th through 12th grade. I was a nursing major and psychology minor.

Upper Middle School Logic Teacher (both tracks)Ī:I don't have a degree. Q: What is your favorite piece of literature that we've read at SLOCA?Ī: It is also difficult to choose a favorite book from SLOCA. I guess I would have to say the Little House books and Marguerite Henry's horse books. Q: What was your favorite book when you were a child?Ī: It is hard to choose a favorite book from childhood – I loved so many.

Q: What is your favorite local restaurant?Ī: My favorite local restaurant is Mama's Meatball. Q: What is the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning?Ī: The first thing I do in the morning is feed the cats. Q: What was your last job before your SLOCA life?Ī: My last job was teaching homeschool Latin classes in my dining room. Upper Middle School Latin Teacher (both tracks), This week we have our returning Upper Middle School teachers for 2014-15, and here are their answers from last year's Friday Faces:

Curtain of Mist by M. Pardoe