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Education is not filling a bucket, but
lighting a fire.
-- William Yeats
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ZEENA PLISKA, Kindergarten Teacher
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I am delighted to be teaching kindergarten at Walgrove in a
way that makes my heart sing, using a process and approach that I have grown
into over the past 22 years…a process that I believe listens to and respects
children in such a meaningful way that I hope it will impact their lives
profoundly as well as those around them. We are pebbles in the pond.
I began working for LAUSD 22 years ago as a substitute
teacher. I always say that I didn't go in search of a teaching career, a
teaching career "found" me. Having spent two years in the field of
radio and television journalism, upon graduation from the University
of Oregon, I came to Los
Angeles for the weekend. Needless to say it was a long
weekend. Blame it on the sun and sand. I had a mid-life crisis (at the age of
24), gave up pursuing broadcast journalism, and stopped by my neighborhood
school to casually ask about substitute teaching. The rest is history.
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I briefly worked in Westchester and
then went on to the inner-city where I have done the bulk of my work as a
credentialed teacher. As I developed into an educator, I developed in other
areas as well. I have organized as an activist, exhibited as a visual artist,
directed and produced theater productions, and worked in film production. I am
trained as a birth and postpartum doula, massage therapist, birth educator (in
progress), and parent educator (in progress). Most importantly, I am the mother
of a willful, joyful and wonderful (full of wonder) 6-year-old. I note this
only because I believe that everything I do, whether it's related or seemingly
unrelated, goes back into my development as an educator and translates to my
work with children. I am delighted that my journey has brought me here and am
anxious to grow and learn with you.
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Copyright 2008 Friends of Walgrove Elementary. All rights reserved.
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