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I love this picture of myself! Of course, I don't always have time to change into my costume when I'm teaching! === I have been involved in the Great Bear Writing Project in some capacity since 2004, when I was a participant in that summer's institute. My life change, personally and professionally that summer. I have since gone on to become a Co-Director of the site, as well as a co-director of the institute, and I coach presentations. I love that part of this work. I currently teach in the Vilonia District, in the credit recovery lab. Although, I began as the middle level music teacher and then took a high school math job. I started the tennis team there, and was the coach for five years. === = I eventually decided I should get my masters in writing and finished that at UALR in May of 2010. I even taught a course at the junior college in Morrilton that fall. But I had to quit that for the spring so I could concentrate fully on the Rural Sites Network Conference which our site hosted in March of 2011. It was amazing! I am also on the E Team, a group that helps manage the E Anthology. = === I'm looking forward to retiring from public school teaching and supplementing my retirement pay with a few writing classes at a college somewhere. I'm married to Cindy and have two married daughters and two granddaughters. ===

I blog at: www.mikerushteacher.blogspot.com
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