William Smythe:  

ty-seven years in the classroom first in NJ,then in NY. I co-authored a Math program validated by the state of NY and used for students who are a yr or more below grade level...ARCHITECTURE IN MATH is the title of the program. I have been a curriculum chairman for the district, union rep., secretary of the union, delegate to the state convention as well as the national convention. I have tought English to Spanish speaking adults; written a "text" for use in the adult classroom; won the English as a Second Language Teacher of the Year award... listed under "other" would be things like: security guard on weekends; house construction; part owner of a sanitation company; working summers in foundries; Commercial painting contracter; director of a summer camp for gifted and tallented children; run after-school program at three sites. I am not looking forward to retirement just yet...but it is in the near future...semi-retirement that is because I want to continue to be busy and on the go.