Hi! My name is Meghan Williams and I’m a senior in English and Secondary Education at U of I. I’m an Air Force brat and have lived in a lot of different places because of that, but my family currently lives in Gurnee, IL. I’ve wanted to be an English teacher for most of my life and I’m really excited to be almost done with school and get started in my own classroom. I love reading all types of books but I really love British Literature. The Harry Potter series and anything by Jane Austen are probably my favorites. I have quite a bit of teaching experience both in conjunction with the teaching program here on campus but also on my own. I’ve tutored privately for some time and I volunteered in schools for several years. I was in Mahomet-Seymour Junior High and Urbana High School the last two semesters so I’m excited to experience something new here at University High School.
Hey there! My name is Allison Clark and I’m also a senior in English and Secondary Education at U of I. Ironically, Meghan and I both live in Gurnee, although I’ve lived there my entire life. The greatest skill I’ve learned from my degree and from my University courses has been how to write about literature, which is a skill I began to learn in high school. As a soon-to-be English teacher, I find it interesting that students think of writing as a generally subjective process, but I want students to see their writing as meaningful and significant to an audience other than the teacher. I love reading contemporary short stories and 21st Century fiction, like my favorite author Flannery O’Connor, but I also have a weakness for Harry Potter or anything considered a memoir. I have heard so many wonderful things about your school and I’m so excited to experience it for myself!
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