Although I am French by birth, I have lived in the US for many years and retired in 2013 from the New York City Department of Education. A foreign language and English as A Second Language teacher by training, I earned a Master's Degree in English in 1992 and was permanently certified in French K-12, ESL and Special Education in 1995 . I am familiar with the new Common Core Curriculum and the standardized tests required by New York State for middle school and high school students.
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