User:Kristinepotter

Kristinepotter (talk) 07:30, 3 December 2011 (UTC) I went to school for many years to earn my PhD in rhetoric and composition, and I taught composition, literature, and creative writing at Mt. San Jacinto Community College; CSU-San Bernardino; UW, Milwaukee; and UW, Sheboygan. Prior to teaching I worked as a tutor in the writing centers of some of the aforementioned schools. And prior to tutoring I assisted high school students in a special education program, AVID, at Temescal Canyon HS.

Unfortunately, when I neared completion of my PhD, I became gravely disabled with a tumor that had grown in my spinal cord. Despite a few desperate attempts, I've not completed my dissertation so I can achieve my PhD, and I've been unable to teach since 1995.

I hope that I will get to know some of the people who write and edit on the Wikis and that I will enjoy participating beside them. I have a real hole in my heart and life since I became disabled, and I think I need to get reinvolved in the activities and discussions that concern writing--at all levels, I suppose.

I will try to include some additional information about other personal and family/friendship interests at a later time. For now I'm going to leave this "about me" description with only the preceding 3 paragraphs as it is late right now in Sheboygan, WI, and I do try still to have SOME beauty rest. ;)

Cheers All,

Kristine Potter