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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="04bfd521erlcgo.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Ms. Aberman's English Class</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ms. Abermans English Class"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Meet Your Teacher</B>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Me"><U>Contact Me</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Assignments"><U>Assignments</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Handouts"><U>Handouts</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tips and Hints"><U>Tips and Hints</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Class Bulletin Board"><U>Class Bulletin Board</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="English 9 Course Outline"><U>English 9 Course Outline</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04ad2993.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=398 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Meet Your Teacher</I></div> <div> Hello.  I am Ms. Aberman, and although I've been on the planet a long time, this is just my sixth year teaching English at Liberty High School.  I started out teaching junior high school English in New York City back in 1967.  In the intervening years, I have taught almost every level, (including GED), from pre-school for children with special needs, to college courses in remedial reading and writing.  In addition to teaching, I have done a wide variety of other work, from social work at a residential drug facility, to short-order cooking,  from running a custom dressmaking business from my home to counseling at a community crisis intervention center.  Through the years, I have been busy raising three children, one now a grown man of 35, another in his second year of college, and the third a sophomore at Liberty High School.</div> <bR> <div> I believe strongly in the power of education.  Most of my work over the last 35 years has been dedicated to some form of teaching, formally or informally.  I believe that we never lose the ability to learn, and that continuing to grow and develop is a big part of what makes us human.  Translating this value to high school means that I think that all students have the ability to learn and grow, and should have a variety of learning opportunities while they are developing.</div> <bR> <div> As an English teacher, I am, of course, concerned about the acquisition of language for empowerment, success in school and work, and for personal fulfillment.  If you look over my course outline, you will see the classic titles and "schoolwork" kinds of assignments that you probably remember from your school days.  However, I believe that the written or spoken word in all areas of our lives and culture is fair game for English class.  Our world is not neatly divided into "subjects" or "departments," and I want my students to see the interrelationships.  It is important to me that my students read, think and write about current issues in our world, as well as learn about how we got here.  Consequently, you may find that your child has a reading assignment that looks like social studies, or a writing assignment that looks like science.  The unifying theme is that we are all in the same boat, and we all use language to communicate with our fellow travellers, to understand where the boat is heading, and to become part of the navigation.</div> </td> </tr></table></body>