Teachers?

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El and Bill

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OK -- so how many C-Dory owners are teachers? Seems that lots of folks chatting on the East Coast Gathering thread are either teachers or married to one. Maybe there's a correlation between teachers and dorys?
El and I are both retired teachers.
 
Interesting question. C.dorys and teachers.

I'm a retired teacher. My career was mostly (27years) at the college level, but prior to that i taugh middle school and high school English.

tom/Sally's Sister
 
I fall into the educator catagory. I've been gettin folks learned up on fixing stuff at the C.C. for about eight years now. It's great when students come back to visit and thank you, it kind of makes you feel like you've actually earned that monster salary that they pay you.
 
Retiring this year after 30 yeaqrs of teaching English and history on the middle school, high school and college levels.

Nick
"Valkyrie"
 
I am a retired teacher. Taught every grade, starting out in a one room school house on Shaw Island in the San Juans, but spending most of my career working in "alternative" high schools, working with at risk kids. Very rewarding, extremely difficult, and I miss it a great deal. But now it is time to cruise. :D Robbi
 
My wife, Cathy, and I are both retired high school teachers with 35 years each to our credit. I taught science in a regular school, and she taught English, mostly at an alternative school with high risk kids. Joe.
 
My wife, Cathy, and I are both retired high school teachers with 35 years each to our credit. I taught science in a regular school, and she taught English, mostly at an alternative school with high risk kids. Joe.
 
Nancy retired from 30+ years teaching in July 04. She taught special education and her last assignment was teaching the gang bangers in juvenile hall.
 
You can add us to your ever growing list. My lovely wife retired after 30 years of teaching 3rd thru 6th grade, 3 years in Seattle and 27 in Fairbanks, AK.

As a sidelight, our daughter retired from teaching music after 20 years in the Fairbanks Public Schools and is now teaching at the Univ. of Alaska as well as being the director of the U of A steel drum band. Right now she is spending 3 weeks in Trinidad doing steel drum stuff.
 
I have coached swimming in Alaska and at the U of WA. Recently I have put in a few years teaching high school science. Janet teaches 2nd grade.
 
Patty here. I taught first grade in New Jersey while Pat went to law school. When we came back "home" to Washington I taught ESL for awhile, then became a "stay at home" Mom. As many of you know, I had a kid in the 70's, the 80's, and the 90's so I "stayed at home" a long time (still am). I substitute now, K-5, since the youngest is finally self-sufficient.
 
I retired from our local community college after 30 years of playing....er..teaching... taught auto mechanics to adults...it was fun but retirement is MUCH more fun.
Susan still teaches (work) at our local high school...foods and early child development....hopefully she will tire of working in a few years and we can spend more time on da boat.

Joel SEA3PO
 
While I don't consider myself in the teaching profession I have done lots of classes for continuing education requirements for folks in the building trades. To do that I've had to get approval to do so through the local community college as well as the states Building Codes Division. I guess that could put me somewhere in this rapidly growing list.

Tim
 
I've been involved in education for about 26 years, teaching secondary school English and ESL, and I continue to teach ESL at our local community college. I have been fortunate enough to have had teaching jobs in Guatemala, Switzerland, and Japan, as well as in Arizona, Colorado, and California.

One of the reasons I first got involved in ESL was my desire to travel and experience new cultures, people, and places. I have to believe that aspect of my personality was a factor in leading me, a novice boater, to take the plunge and buy a C-Dory so that I could explore and fish the northern California coast...
 
I'm a Univ. of Washington professor. I like to think that makes me a teacher as I do teach a course or two.. However, I do distinguish between giving a lecture and ACTUALLY teaching. I much prefer the latter....

Roger on the SeaDNA
 
My wife Pam and I are both teachers here in Beaverton, Oregon. I taught for 32 years and now have gone back to teach half time. My specialties are woodworking, auto mechanics, and house construction. Pam is still a third grade teacher looking to retire soon. We are the smallest of the C-Brats...but loving it...hope to see you guys on the next cruise.
 
Well,, instructor qualified in several of the core classes for Non-Commissioned Officer Courses/Officer Candidate Courses, Drug Demand Reduction Courses (they were less than impressed when the 06 footing the bill for one of our 3 day recertification courses in Gulf Shores AL on the beach...showed up and we had enjoyed a sundowner.....or 24..), Career Direction Instructor, and was Asst Prof/Executive Officer at Auburn Univ for the Military Science Program......... Kind of a teacher I guess.....but my students brought me beer ILO apples... :beer the college students.... but then, some of them were NCOs/Rangers prior to coming into the SROTC Green to Gold program. It was kind of funny to watch some of the ROTC students who's only military experience was on campus...and watch them when they were "in charge" of the prior service E6 Rangers.. Some very interesting days.... and, 2 of my students have just returned within the last 12 months from their individual duties as Commanders of units "over there.." It was nice to get a call from his wife just as they were being pulled out of the hard contact (MP units), and her telling me that CPT Clifton REALLY appreciated the "OK...lets put the regulations down, let me work you thru some decision making processes and talk about keeping your soldiers alive" talks we had. It is a shame our media only shows the body counts and not some of the many, many good things taking place. Have you ever noticed the difference in the Hollywood crowd of the World War II/Korea...... and todays gang...? I know Dusty has... we have shared an email or two! Cheers to real soldiers and our freedom!! But... back to teachers..
Byrdman
 
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