Luis Alberto Gomez
E-Mail: wwwLuisgo@aol.commNewark Academy 91 South Orange Av. Livingston, NJ. Spanish Middle School Teacher. Foreign Language Dpt.
- MA Spanish Art and Literature, NYU
- BA Psychology, UPR
- BA Spanish, UPR
Background
Although I was born on the Panama Canal Zone, I grew up in Puerto Rico. I studied my 4th, 5th and 8th grades in Connecticut. The rest of my schooling up to my BA was done in Puerto Rico. My Master Degree was accomplished one year in Madrid, Spain and one summer at NYU, NYC.
I have worked as a teacher for 26 years also briefly in Department Stores. I have been a theater play director. I have been an actor. I helped to found a professional theater company in Puerto Rico that still exists today 1996. I have taught Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, English, Art History, Study Skills, Drama, American History and Puerto Rican History to students from grades 5 to 12 and college level. I have participated in folkloric Dance groups. I have created a Spanish curriculum that includes cooking. I have created and organized my own exchanged trips to Puerto Rico and MÚxico.
Interests, Activities & Plans
I have become a Middle School Teacher which is my area of expertise. I have created my own 7th and 8th grade Spanish curriculum. I am studying to become more computer literate and include more computer work in my classes. I want to finish my PhD, which I started. I want to create a software program for my Middle Spanish curriculum. I want to travel and see more countries around the world. I want to finish writing my uncompleted books of poetry, short stories and two plays. I would love to write the biography of my father and mother and their never ending love which she still has although my father died when I was five. Some day I wish to compete in Jeopardy and really learn to ski.Other Interesting Things
I love to collect unicorns, Quijotes and Sancho Panzas, and masks. I am extremely organized to the point that I color code my clothes my colored hangers. Everything has to be in the place that I have assigned it. I am a wonderful cook and I try dishes from different countries at home all the time. They come out excellent most of the time. I am a movie buff. I love to watch some sports like basketball, ice skating, skiing, soccer and diving. I am also a Trivia buff. I love traveling and talking about different things. I hate to speak on the same subject for a long time. Last updated on Monday, July 15, 1996.
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