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I taught at a boarding school in Massachusetts.What made you want to become a teacher?I have been teaching since in college. I had a good opportunityto teach at a Chinese teaching center.I like to read philosophical and spiritual books and I ridemy motorcycle.What might people be surprised to learn about you?I brew my own beer and won the 1974 Detroit Newsspelling bee.Why do you like the subject you teach?I like to teach people the different cultures of Chineseand American, and Chinese is a fun thing to teach.What advice would you give to students perusing thesame career path as you?Know your subject very well. Learn that students learn indifferent ways?What do you like to do during your spare time?I listen to music, read,I do a lot of stuff withmy son.Mr. DenyerTeaches: Geometryand Algebra II/ Trig(room 209)What college did you go to?Wayne State.What did you do, and where, before coming to Liggett?I taught at an alternative school in Detroit with onlineclasses for students who have been in trouble with thelaw.What made you want to become a teacher?I enjoy working with young enthusiastic people. I enjoymath and creative thinkers.Why do you like the subject you teach?I love problem solving because you can relate it to reallife situations.What do you like to do during your spare time?Miss DickinsonTeaches: Biology, Algebra9, and Research andDiscovery (What college did you go to?I went to Kalamazoo College and University of Michigan.What did you do, and where, before coming to Liggett?I taught at John Glenn Westland.What made you want to become a teacher?I worked in a lab and I did not like it, there was no interactionwith people. So I thought of becoming a teacherbecause I like interacting with kids.Why do you like the subject you teach?I am good at math and science and I like knowing howwe work.What do you do during your spare time?I like running, reading mysteries and fiction books, cooking,and watching basketball.What might people be surprised to learn about you?I lived in Spain for 6 months studying Spanish, and I playthe piano.Mr. GlennTeaches: Freshmen Biology,and Senior EnvironmentalScienceWhat college did you goto?