All About Me...

The more we help children to have their wonderful ideas and to feel good about themselves for having them, the more likely it is that they will some day happen upon wonderful ideas that no one else has happened upon before.

-Eleanor Duckworth

Facts About Me:

·        I am a native of Italy and speak Italian, but I am an American citizen who just celebrated 50 years of living in the US

·        I am married and have three wonderful children

·        My hobby is cooking

·        I love to travel - so far I have been to Italy, Switzerland, France, England, Ireland, Spain, Alaska, Quebec, Montreal, British Columbia, Washington, Arizona, California, Bahamas, Florida, Utah and most of the states on the eastern coast of the US. I hope to visit all our 50 states.

·        One of my favorite places is the seashore resort of Cape May, NJ. I have spent part of every summer there for the past 40 years!

·        I love teaching and I especially enjoy teaching middle school students

I graduated from Montclair State University with a BA degree in biology and later earned certification in elementary education and comprehensive science, K-12.  I also hold a Masters of Education degree from Montclair State University.

As I science teacher I feel it is important to satisfy the curiosity of all my students and allow each to craft their own wonderful ideas.