What time in the past or historical event would you want to experience?

“I would have loved to have been in DC when Martin Luther King gave his speech. I thought that was so powerful. I’m not fond of big crowds, but that was such a tremendous moment with so many different people and cultures coming together, united for the first time over a major event. It’s one thing to see it on TV, but to be there. I think that would have been amazing.”

What are you currently watching?

“I love old westerns. I’m watching a lot of old western shows. Maybe there’s a part of me that wanted to be a cowboy.”

What is one word your friends and colleagues might use to describe you?

“Probably crazy. Let me see if I can explain that. I’m a risk taker. And I may see an opportunity, and I will do things. And the first question they’ll ask is, ‘Are you crazy?”

What is your favorite film of all time?

“There was a film many years ago with an actor, Sydney Poitier, called “To Sir, With Love.” And he was an African American teacher in England. And just the dynamics of him in the classroom with students was amazing. It was fascinating to me. And that became a part of how I got into teaching.”

What is the main way you have navigated the challenges of the pandemic?

As bad as this has all been, what I have seen on the positive side is the good natured people reaching out to help and support each other. Just knowing, each day is a new opportunity for things to get better. I’m the kind of person that sees the glass as half full. I try to think positive. If I start out with a positive day, being grateful for the day not knowing what’s coming, I typically have a good day. If I’m focusing on everything that’s bad, typically the rest of my day doesn’t get very much better.