I graduated from the University of Texas in Austin and married an Aggie, Damon Holditch. We have three children and eight super grandchildren who give us hours of fun and adventures. I have a wonderful, sweet dog named Susie, a poodle. You will read about her as you read passages, and I write about her in my writers notebook all the time.
I started teaching 31 years ago. I began in first grade, moved to kindergarden, and for the past 27 years have taught sixth grade reading and language arts..
I work parttime for the Marquee Event Group, mostly the fun work like weddings and parties. I like to hike, sail, snow ski, oil paint, and read lots of books.
But most of all, I love teaching school. My goals are for students to read a pletora of books in different genres, write about all the ideas you care about, learn as much as you can by focusing, by cooperating, and by respecting each other--all of this while having a good time.
One habit I have that not many people know--I treat myself to a Starbucks Frappachino every Saturday...rain or shine, heat or cold, just because I like it!
