Michael Wells
E-Mail: michael_wells@qm.sdcs.k12.ca.usa
Student Teacher, O'Farrell Community School (Life Sciences)
- B.A. Biology, B.A. Psychology, University of California, San Diego
- J.D., UCLA School of Law
Background
I was brought up in the suburbs in the San Francisco Bay Area. As I grew older, I wanted to learn more about other cultures and languages, so I spent one semester of high school and my first year of college in Mexico. I then returned to California and graduated with bachelor's degrees in biology and psychology from UC San Diego. Following graduation, I worked as a paralegal before attending law school at UCLA. After five years of lawyering, mostly in civil litigation, I realized that I enjoyed teaching people more than suing them, so I enrolled at the teacher education program at San Diego State University.
Interests, Activities & Plans
My primary goal as a teacher is to teach science to Spanish-speaking students. Hopefully, I will help these students appreciate science, and understand its applicability to their lives. As a practical matter, these students will be more likely to take the required science classes if they are allowed to read and understand science in Spanish.
As a former consumer attorney, I also believe that many young people do not understand how the law impacts their lives. Long-term, I will try to incorporate a class in legal education into the high school curriculum.
Other Interesting Things
I am a sports fanatic. I love to play basketball, softball -just about anything. I also enjoy animals, and I have fish and three cats. Now that I am moving into a house, I hope to add a dog and some birds.
Last updated on Tuesday, July 30, 1996.
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