NAME:
Mr. David Callison
SCHOOL:
Valley High
CLASSES:
Creative Writing, Film Criticism, Crime and Punishment
SCHOOL PHONE and EMAIL:
345-9021, Ext. 82160 / callison_d@aps.edu
This is my 5th year at VHS, and it has been the best one yet, by far.
My students this year flat-out rock!
I have a B.A. in Communications with a minor in English from California
State University at Fullerton, and my Teaching Certification is from the
University of New Mexico. This past summer I completed my professional
dossier for the state, so I am now a Level 2 Teacher in the NM system.
Before entering the field of Education I worked as a radio dj, in the
restaurant business, and as a manager in the overnight express industry.
I've lived in New Mexico for the last 17 years, Albuquerque for the last
13. I'm from Southern California (Pasadena/Fullerton), but have also lived
in Vermont, Maryland, and Seattle, Wa. as well as Oakland, Palo Alto, and
Mammoth Lakes in California.
In my scarce free time you can usually find me with my nose in a book. I
use my Film Criticism classes as justification for watching a lot of
movies, too.
Crime and Punishment:
To consider ideas of good and evil from a broader perspective, and to
increase your capacity for critical thinking.
Creative Writing:
To improve your writing skills as we focus them on your personal interests,
and to help you regain a love of reading.
Film Criticism:
To broaden your taste in movies, and to write thoughtfully and clearly about
them.