"You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and Smarter than you think."
- Christopher Robin, Pooh's Grand Adventure
ABOUT ME
My name is Scruffs;
I use they/them or fae/faer pronouns;
I'm from Eastern Massachusetts;
I love the fantasy genre;
and for me:
English, Education Studies, and Writing all converge around human nature, personal experiences, and unique perspectives.
Every voice matters. Period. No matter who you are, where you come from, or the features that society defines you by; your voice matters. My focus is discovering ways to help people find their voice and learn how to express it, and exploring ways to unite the voices of the world together, in order to redefine expectations and biases; ultimately making the world a better place for all.
Teaching Philosophy
Unique and Beautiful Voices
Helping Students Find and Express their Personal Voice
Selective Portfolio
A Collection of Educational Related Writing
Learning Accessibility and Use of Non-Traditional Teaching Media
Podcasts As a Teaching Tool for Classrooms and Writing Centers
Assigning Open-Ended Essays
Practives that Provide Structure to Open Style Assignments
A Rhetorical Analysis of Successful Edutainment in Disney Parks
A Comparison of Disneyland’s Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln and the Magic Kingdom’s the Hall of Presidents
Educational Funding from the State
Permissive of Equal Education or Preventive of
Non-Discriminatory Education?
EXTENSIVE PORTFOLIO
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS
AND PROJECTS
Resumé
(Updated Oct. 2023)
CONTACT ME
Some More Quotes that Inspire Me
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Sirius Black, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Film)"We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are."
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Adam Savage"I believe that rules do not make us moral; loving each other makes us moral."
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Natasha Ngan, Girls of Paper and Fire"It doesn't matter how beautiful the cage is. It's still a prison."
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Elliot Page"I love that I am trans. I love that I am queer. And the more I hold Elliot Page close and fully embrace who I am, the more my heart grows and the more I thrive."
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Margaret Atwood"War is what happens when language fails."
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Toni Morrison, Beloved"Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another."
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Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind"Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts."
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Jamie Dodger"Dinosaurs are Cool
Transphobia is Not"
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Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice"I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library."
