Ms. Monaco
English Education
ABOUT ME
My name is Christina Monaco, and I am a high school English teacher. I hold a strong belief that students need to find value in their education beyond the ability to help promote a strong national economy, or to be accepted into a prestigious post-secondary institution. If these are the only “gods of education”, as Neil Postman coined, that we allot our students, they may never take responsibility for their growth as individuals, nor find personal value in their education. My hope is that when my students leave my classroom, they see education as a tool towards success and growth, beyond the institutional level.
To read more of my Educational Philosophy, click here:
Along with my passion for teaching, I have an undying love for the theater! Before attending DePaul University for my Undergrad in Education, I attended Columbia College Chicago for an Undergrad in Theater Performance, and Moraine Valley Community College to complete my Gen-Eds.
Moraine Valley is where I acted in my first play as Helena, in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and from thereon I was a goner! The passion that I have for the theater pairs eloquently with my passion for teaching and I strongly believe that, like theater, English is an artform. I have a very theatrical teaching style that captures the attention of my students and encourages their involvement, and more importantly, gets students off of their feet and activley involved with their learning.
Click the box below to read more about how I use my theatrical background to establish positive learning environments in my classroom, and how you can too!
Current Research:
Theater Experience
Meg MaGrath
(Crimes of the Heart)
Ophelia
(Hamlet)
Edna
(Waiting For Lefty)
Cherie
(Bus Stop)
Helena
(A Midsummer Night's dream)
Stage Manager & Assistant director: the diary of anne frank
"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts..." -As You Like It
William Shakespeare
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