Dr. R.C. Jones
My blogs
| Industry | Education |
|---|---|
| Occupation | high school English teacher |
| Location | Park Ridge, IL, United States |
| Introduction | I am an English teacher at Maine South High School in Park Ridge, IL. I have a BA from Davidson College (English), an MA from DePaul (Writing), and a PhD from UIC (Policy Studies). The 2017-2018 school-year marks my 27th year serving in various public high schools in Chicagoland. I taught at Naperville North, and I have been a Chair at York, St. Charles North, and, South's sister school, Maine West. I am an avid user of technology in the classroom, and in the spring of 2011 I became a Google for Education Certified Trainer -- a distinction I continue to maintain. During the course of the 2013-2014 school year, I was a NEA/Better Lesson Master Teacher. |
| Favorite movies | Citizen Kane, Vertigo, The Searchers, The Godfather (Parts I & II), Godfellas, Donnie Darko, American Beauty, Election, and Kill Bill (Vols. 1 & 2). |
| Favorite music | Classic Rock, New Wave, (some) Punk, (very little) Rap, Indie Rock, Classic Alternative, Electronica, and post-ww ii Jazz |
| Favorite books | Moby Dick, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Scarlet Letter, Turn of the Screw, The Great Gatsby, Catch-22, Slaughterhouse Five, Rabbit Is Rich, Independence Day, The Human Stain, The Corrections, Hell, Matterhorn, City of Thieves, and Winter's Bone. |