Someone you should know …

Hello, my name is Robert Gonzalez, and I am the new 7th Grade Teacher.  I will be teaching Social Studies for the 5th through 8th Grades as well.  This will be my first year at St. Maria Goretti and I am very excited about all that we will learn together and from each other.

I have lived in Chicago my whole life, went to school at Our Lady of Mercy and Gordon Tech.  I graduated from Columbia College with a Bachelor of Arts in Illustration, then 15 years later I returned to school and received my Masters of Arts in Teaching from National Lewis University.  My philosophy and motivation for teaching is to provide a relaxing and inspirational environment for students to grow and excel in the classroom.  Nothing can encourage a teacher more than to see your students grow and mature over the course of a year.

My favorite things to do outside of school are taking family vacations, painting and especially reading.  During the summer I try to swim as much as possible, however fall is my favorite because of the Bears and college football.  I look forward to all the fun learning activities that will be happening this year in our classroom.  We will especially learn a lot about the context and anecdotes related to each period of history which makes the learning about history even more fun.