Jim Ott

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About me

Gender Male
Industry Education
Occupation English Teacher
Location Pleasanton, California, United States
Introduction After a 30-year career in banking, I'm now an English teacher at Las Positas College in Livermore, CA. My love of education prompted me to serve as an elected school board trustee and to earn my doctorate in Educational Leadership from Saint Mary's College. For many years I wrote a human interest column for the Bay Area News Group, and this blog is where I have posted many of my favorite columns. Reach me at jimott@sbcglobal.net.
Interests Teaching and trail running
Favorite Movies Shakespeare in Love, Much Ado About Nothing, Young Frankenstein
Favorite Music My favorite music is when my daughters play piano or guitar and sing
Favorite Books Into the Wild, Little Bee, Eat Pray Love, Will in the World, The Book Thief, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Let Go Let Miracles Happen, Bird by Bird, The Aguero Sisters, Nine Horses, In Cold Blood, So many more...