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All about Mr. Walker! Huzzah!
 | Full Name: Charles Marshall Walker III |
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| Nick Name: Chad |
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| B-day: Jan. 30, 1973 |
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| Three younger brothers: Mike, A.J., and Ben |
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| Bachelor's Degree from Indiana State University in Spanish |
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| Married on May 20, 1995 |
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| No children and no plans to have them |
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Wife, Karen (Mrs. Walker), teaches at Interlachen Elementary |
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| Master's Degree from the University of Florida in Linguistics |
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| Teaching Assistant at the English Language Institute at UF |
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| Began teaching at IHS during the 1998 - 1999 School Year |
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| Have taught: Spanish; English I, II,
III, and IV; English I, II, and IV Honors;
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages); Speech; Drama; Yearbook;
Writing I / II |
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Currently Teaching: English IV |
Likes
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Bands / Singers - The Beatles, Beck, Bela
Fleck, Ben Folds, Bob Dylan, Cake, Camper Van Beethoven, Cat Stevens, Dead
Kennedys, The Dead Milkmen, Donovan, Franz Ferdinand, Genesis (their old
stuff mostly), Gov't Mule, Grateful Dead, Jane's
Addiction, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Keller Williams, King Crimson, Leo Kottke, The Magnetic
Fields, Michael Hedges, Modest Mouse, The Monkees, Morphine, Neil Young,
Nine Inch Nails, Peter Gabriel, Philip Glass, Phish, Pink Floyd, The
Pixies, Portishead, Primus, The Ramones, R.E.M., Rickie Lee Jones, Skinny Puppy, Social Distortion, Sonic Youth,
Soul Coughing, Spinal Tap, Steely Dan, Tom Waits, They Might Be Giants, XTC, Bright
Eyes, My Morning Jacket, Iron and Wine, Alejandro Escovedo |
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Sci-fi - especially
Firefly, Star Wars and Star Trek |
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Books / Authors -
Stranger in a Strange Land, Harry Potter, Neil Gaiman, The Hitchhiker's
Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy (all 5 of them), Hermann Hesse |
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Comparative religions - especially Eastern religions (e.g. Buddhism,
Hinduism, Taoism) |
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Philosophy -
Alan Watts is a favorite |
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Politics - I try to stay informed on all sides, though I tend to skew
liberal |
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Movies / Actors / Directors - Serenity, Star
Wars, Lord of the Rings, Ghost Dog, Harry Potter, Shaolin Soccer, Kung
Fu Hustle; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; The House of Flying Daggers,
Hero, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Moonstruck, Jim Jarmusch
(director), David Lynch (director) |
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TV Shows - Firefly,
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel (Joss Whedon is my master now!), Battlestar Galactica (the new one, not the old one), The 4400,
Eureka, House, Star Trek
(all incarnations except Enterprise), Seinfeld, Numb3rs, House, Twin
Peaks, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report |
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