Howard McKenzie

Hi, My name is Howard McKenzie and I am presently attending a week long workshop at Swarthmore - "The Geometry Forum and You - Perfect Together" :-). We were instructed to write a shory autobiography on ourselves-so here goes !

I was born on a warm June day on the Island of Jamaica in 1963. Migrated to the South Bronx in 75. Attended All Hallows H.S., right near Yankee Stadium and from there on to Iona College in New Rochelle. After college I taught at Iona Grammar School for five years. Teaching the fifth grade and doing plenty of coaching. Presently I am teaching many levels of mathematics at Essex Catholic High School in East Orange, New Jersey.

The most exciting thing I ever did was to teach for an entire summer in the country of Liberia in Western Africa, this was before the "troubles" started. I taught in a small classroom with over 75 students. They were all sitting on long wooden benches. The teaching experience was very eye opening because of the respect the students had for learning. I often share these experiences with my students.

I enjoy getting away for the summer months to experience sitting on the "other side of the desk" for a few weeks. Last summer I attended the Regional Geometry Institute at Smith College (awesome!) and this summer I am at Swarthmore. It's great to experience visiting all these great institutes of learning-for free !

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