Humans of Duchesne

Duchesne’s teaching is the kind where they throw you in the lava and you have to learn how to make a fireproof suit. I was a horrible…

“I don’t feel like I’m leaving Duchesne, because it will always be a part of me. This is my 40th year in [education]. Covid kind of…

My French teacher from high school became kind of like a surrogate mother for me. My mom and I did not get along well when I was a junior…

I think that children have more imagination, and there’s more suspension of disbelief for children. There has to be some sort of mystical…

“I have some quotes over here that I’ve kept that I’ve liked. A student gave this to me. They were like fortune cookies but they were…

“As soon as I started walking or talking, I guess. I just loved clothes, and there’s like, pictures of me dressing up in like my…

“I taught with the Department of Defense Dependent Schools in Germany, pretty much right out of college. I lived in Germany for four years…

When I moved to Houston, I had a hard time understanding what people were saying because I didn’t understand English. Also, there were…

I’m not a natural teacher, or at least I don’t think I’m a natural teacher. I am not always the most well-spoken individual because I…

I laugh at my jokes. I think I’m funny. Like if I say something, I think it’s funny. I just like talking and I don’t care who it is; I…