Faculty & Staff Spotlights

Joanie Geffen, Middle School Language Arts

Where are you from and where did you grow up?
Born in Minnesota and moved to Texas in the sixth grade. Pretty much a native Dallasite.

Beyond your subject-area or discipline, what life lesson do you want your students to learn in your classroom? 
I have always wanted my students to be strong individuals, without relying on the opinions of others, and to treat others with respect.

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Felice Rosenfeld, Early Childhood Infant Care Teacher Assistant

What/Who motivated and inspired you to teach?
My mother and my father, as well as my maternal grandmother were all teachers so I guess it was in my blood. I was not an education major in college, rather, I studied broadcasting. When my daughters were both in school, I wanted the kind of job that would allow me to be home when they were. I subbed for one week, back in 1998, and was offered a position as an inclusion teacher. Of course, I accepted and the rest fell into place.

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