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Alan Pierpoint
English
(since 1991)
Email: apierpoint@southwesternacademy.edu
Extension: 229

Birthplace: Salt Lake City, UT

College Degree: M.A. Education + Teaching Credential, Cal-State San Bernadino; B.A., University of the Redlands

Classes taught: English I, English IV, Humanities, World Literature

Club sponsor: Southwestern Arts Society, Chess Club

Educational field trips: Huntington Gardens, Asian Pacific Museum, Pasadena Playhouse and other live theatre

I am in charge of the following school events/activities: Desert and beach camping, Chess tournament,Southeast Asian Dinner, Poetry Night

Interests other than teaching: Classic Literature, Creative writing, Chess, Bicycling, Motorcycling

I like teaching at Southwestern because: small classes, great students, congenial faculty, freedom to teach, attractive setting

Favorite quote: “Ah, love, let us be true to one another..."
-Matthew Arnold

My teaching philosophy: The teacher of literature exists to give young minds acess to the best that has been thought and said. When the lights go on, when the magic happens that’s when teaching is worthwhile. Also, the teacher must be tolerant and compassionate. The student is always more important than the subject, although we must often pretend otherwise.