...to introduce myself

It is my great honor to introduce to everyone Pat Hutton.Pat is certified to teach nursery school through 8th grade (talk about a diversity of cognitive levels) and a k-12 special education teacher (tons upon tons of patience). She taught 1st grade for one year, but has spent the majority of her time in the middle grades in a SPED program in NJ (my husband's from there- which exit where you at?). She's taught all major subjects, but has spent the majority of her time teaching English.One school related memory that makes her smile was being chosen to study "New Math." She felt that being able to use manipulatives and learning set theory was more of a game than actual studying (meanwhile, I'm not even sure what set theory is).She would like to use her online experience to help prepare future teachers prepare for their classroom experiences. Pat functions well in the online environment because she learns best independently which makes her more condcious of the descions she makes as an educator- something I'm sure her students, both online and in the traditioanl classroom, will definitely appreciate.On another note, she believes that most people who know her might be surprised to learn that she is very much in touch with her psychic self (I too believe in psychics and the spiritual realm- I have to, I live in the most haunted country in the world...just ask the spirit that politely turns on the downstairs light nearly every morning around 5:30-6 am to ensure that my husband and I get up on time- I'm really not kidding about that either).