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Explore Mr. Grajeda's career journey from journalism to teaching high school Speech, with valuable insights and classroom guidelines. Learn how his experiences shaped his teaching style and expectations for students.
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Who am I? • Graduated from UTPA (Pan Am) with a Bachelors in Print/Journalism. • I wrote Feature Stories for the university's magazine Panorama and won 2nd place for feature writing in a collegiate state competition. • I also worked at the Pan Am Wellness center while attending.
Upon graduating I wrote freelance for several local publications. • While doing that I got a certification with AFAA. • I briefly worked for IBM in Austin, but it wasn't for me.
While doing that... • I got certified by the state to teach high school level Speech as well as Journalism.
DO NOT: • Eat food of any kind in my class. Ever. • Leave trash at or around your desk. • Get out of your seat without my permission. • Work on any other work until you have finished mine and have permission to work on someone else's. • Login to your computer unless first told to do so. • Speak while I am lecturing or giving instructions. • Roll around the room with your chair (or you will lose it.)
DO: • Come into class quietly or with a low speaking volume. • Sit/Stay in your assigned seat. • Be prepared with proper materials (pen, paper, book, etc.) • Take notes on lectures or when I instruct you to do so. • OBEY ALL POSTED RULES
Restroom? • You will be given a pass. • Taking too long will result in your restroom privilege being taken away!