Where were you born?
San Juan, Puerto Rico
What is your educational background? (i.e. major, degrees, college)
MA in Bilingual secondary mathematics ED.
Which high school did you attend?
Seward Park HS. and California P.R.
What was your most and least favorite subject in high school?
Most favorite: Lunch. Least favorite: Math
Do you have any interesting memory of your high school? Please describe.
Last year was my 25th high school reunion and eating guayabas off the trees during "merienda."
Were you famous in your high school? Why?
It was a small High school and everyone was famous
How would you rate yourself when you were in high school? (i.e. geek, average, normal, etc)
Average
What was your childhood ambition?
It was too long ago to remember
How did you find out about IHS?
A teacher from I.H.S. called me.
When did you join IHS? (Please mention the year)
1998
Why did you decide to become a teacher?
Because I thought some teachers didn’t do their jobs right.
What subject do you teach? Why did you decide to teach this subject?
Math and guidance because I was good at it
What do you like the most about IHS?
Autonomy
What do you like the least about IHS?
(No answer was given to this question)
How do you encourage students to learn? Can a student be forced to learn?
Try to find their interests
What do you like most about teaching?
Students
What do you dislike most about teaching?
Bureaucratic Bull
What types of student do you like/dislike teaching?
I like students who want to learn dislike when students are absent a lot
What message do you have for your students?
Education is the key to a better life
What are your hobbies?
Friends, fun, dancing, biking, handball, watching sports, reading, swimming
What sports do you like the best?
To play handball, Biking, to watch American football
What are your plans after retirement?
No retirement
Tell us anything else you would like to say about yourself.
I love my job. I hope I am doing it correctly but will continue to try to do it better
