P. Benjamin Sharvy | luvnpeas99[at]yahoo.com ...replace "[at]" with "@"
Current Employment
* ESL teacher, Sungpho Elementary School (South Korea)
Education.
* Masters of Education, Eastern Oregon University, 8/22/02
* B.S. in General Studies in Science; minors in Physics and German, Portland State University, 1990.
* B.A. in English Literature, Reed College, 1989.
Training/Endorsements.
* Oregon & Washington teaching licenses (English: middle/secondary)
* Driver's Education, Behind-the-Wheel and Classrom Instruction, Oregon
Prior Employment.
* 2002-2006: Substitute teacher (Beaverton, OR and Vancouver, WA)
* 2006: Driver Education instructor (Oregon)
* 2004, summer: teacher at drug treatment facility for adolescent males (Vancouver, WA)
* 2001, spring: special education assistant (Lane County, Oregon)
* 1996 to 2000: teacher's assistant at a school for homeless youth
Volunteer Activities.
* Tutor for a Somalian family, Beaverton, OR 2004.
* KLCC: radio reporter/producer, and co-host of the local news show (1996-2001).
* Looking Glass New Roads: a service/school for homeless youth (1996-2000).
* I mentored a youth during his transition from the New Roads school to public middle school. He graduated from high school and currently attends community college.
Other Skills, Experiences.
* I umpire women's lacrosse.
* Computers: I know how to make basic Web pages (by hand). My personal, just-for-fun, Web site: luvnpeas.org. Some education pages I made: luvnpeas.org/links/edlinks/edlinks.html
* I've traveled to India, Israel, Egypt, Europe, and Mexico for extended periods, with friends and solo, and always learned from the journey.
* I enjoy photography (see my Web site), and the game of go (popular throughout Asia). I would enjoy running a club for any of these, and for Web design.