What is your name?
Carrie Shearin
What subject do you teach?
Spanish
What college did you attend?
Occidental College, Universidad de Granada, San Jose State
Where did you go to high school?
Westmont!!
Where were you born?
Massachusetts
What are your pet peeves?
Lukewarm coffee
Who is your hero?
Dolores Huerta and Rigoberta Menchú
What is your current favorite song?
“Standing Outside the Fire” by Garth Brooks.
Who was your most influential teacher and why?
Mr Sinclair, my English teacher at Westmont. He gave kind but honest critiques of my (bad) writing while building up my confidence to keep trying! He and I are still in touch!
What is your favorite meal?
Breakfast burrito
What is your gas station order?
Peanut M&Ms and Diet Dr Pepper
The ideal vacation is…
Living like a local somewhere Spanish-speaking.
A student needs…
Confidence
A teacher is…
A motivator and a guide.