Product Overview
Memoir of a Retired Teacher
by Praxedes Solina Victoriano
Teacher Praxedes Solina Victoriano wrote Memoir of a Retired Teacher to reach the attention of parents, school administrators, and government authorities about the problems prevailing in US classrooms. Praxedes hopes that if the above-mentioned sectors work together, teachers will be able to teach more effectively, resulting in a higher quality of education, especially in the public secondary schools. The main purpose of writing this book is to help teachers maximize the learning process in their classrooms.
About the Author
PRAXEDES SOLINA VICTORIANO is an immigrant who came in 1993 to teach secondary mathematics in Texas. She was one of the first group of Filipino teachers who migrated due to the acute shortage of teachers in the USA at the time. She had 28 years of teaching both in secondary public schools and in prominent Manila universities. Praxedes became a US citizen through the USCIS program known as the NATIONAL INTEREST WAIVER, a program granted to foreign workers with highest degree and exceptional ability. Praxedes earned this prestigious award based on her performance as a new teacher of Port Arthur Independent School, Texas in 1995. In the Philippines, Praxedes was an author of mathematics textbooks both for high school and college students.
Praxedes is married to Pio Victoriano Jr.
(2022, ebook)
Reviews
"Memoir of a Retired Teacher" is a heart felt eye-opening memoir of a public-school teacher's exceptional journey into retirement after entering the U.S. as an educator. This story is a must read for teachers and anyone contemplating the teaching profession in the U.S. compared to abroad. The author takes you through the years in her classroom, the professional and personal challenges with students and new cultures, and the challenging transition she encountered as she evolved from a Filipina professional educator to an American professional educator. I was once one of those students in her journey and now work with her daughter teaching mathematics in Texas!
