Shirley Fleischman:  

Life. . . Enjoying being a grandparent, turning my energy to my new teaching position, my renewed commitment to my health, and hoping to find the Last Love of my Life. . . I love staying in touch with COHS Lancers. . .and any RCC Tigers from the mid sixties!! Being a community college instructor now, I often tell my students stories of my days as a journalism and speech major at a fantastic school. I always wanted to be a teacher when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a great idea. As it turns out, they were right. I have taught many different subjects throughout my career. I loved teaching English as a second Language when I was in Graduate School. My students were all from Japan. I learned to love the food and the culture of Japan during the two years that I taught. My first High School teaching position was at Bishop O'Dowd in Oakland, where I taught Speech and English. I left teaching to support myself and my son Chris. I landed some temporary work that eventually led me to management positions in Electronics Purchasing. After many years in the world of High Tech manufacturing and sales, I returned to teaching high school while living and working in Seattle. ...Expand for more