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Mr. Gerard Torres
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Skyline High School
Hometown:
Sterling, CO
Class Information:
Room Number: 105
Students per Class: 175+
Class Description:
Family and Consumer Sciences classes to include cooking, life management, teen choices, child and adolescent development, housing and design, and foundations classes.
Position:
FACS Instructor
Needs:
Technological and culinary items are always needed. Empathy bellies, programable baby clothing and accessories, materials for constructing model homes, and good ideas!
My Philosophy:
As an educator, my role is to teach these woderful minds skills that will be used every day to enhance not only their own worlds, but ours as well!
Personal Information:
About Me:
Proud parent of 4 children, married for 20+ years, veteran of the Marines, came into teaching after 17 years in the private sector
College and Degrees:
Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences CSU-Pueblo
Activities:
coaching, cooking, teaching continuing education classes, playing sports
Favorite Books:
"Utopia" "Republic"
Favorite Quotes:
"Don't follow leaders and watch your parking meters" Bob Dylan
Interests:
kids, volleyball, basketball, sports,
Employment History:
Fifth year as a high school teacher 17 years prior in private sector in sales, management, marketing, etc.
Why Do I Teach?:
To positively impact students' lives while teaching them 21st Century skills that they will use to further advance themselves in life.
Percent of Students are:
     At-risk: 20 %
     Average: 60 %
     High-achiever: 10 %
     Special Needs: 10 %
Percent of Students are:
     White/Caucasian : 60 %
     Hispanic: 35 %
Free/Reduced Lunch Program Enrollment:: 80 %
ESL Enrollment:: 15 %
Average number of students in class:: 30 students
Number of students I teach:: 175 students