Teaching is a collaborative process.  There is an African saying that states “it takes a village to raise a child.”  Being a child of the learning process myself, my teachers are plentiful.  I am much indebted to the Franklin HS faculty and staff for their ceaseless energy, expertise, commitment, patience, knowledge and willingness to share time and resources.  Most notably, I must thank my triad partners Mrs. Hunter and Mr. Dunlavey for their tolerance and patience, and for welcoming me into thier circle. Before becoming a full time teacher, I worked for three and a half years as a LAUSD substitute teacher.  During this period, I was privy to countless hours of professional development and training by a multitude of experts in numerous schools throughout District 4.  To these innumerable people I am indebted for their patience and their willingness to share.  Special thanks go out to the faculty and staff of Perez Center and Nightingale Middle School, where I received my baptism in public education. In addition, I must acknowledge the Greece Central School District of New York for their fantastic online resources, having created templates from which we were able to design much of our curriculum. Nearly complete, many fine educators out there have put together superb power points, lesson pans and material available on the net.   To these educators, I must also acknowledge their willingness to share. Lastly, I must acknowledge and thank my students for their courage and inspiration.  Hang in there, you can do it. To any who feel that materials contained here-in or in the content of my power points infringes upon one’s sense of copy right I leave you with the wisdom of Woody Allen: “theft is the highest form of flattery.” Thank you, Stẻphane Joyet