Instructor Bio
Mrs. Pescar
Professor of English Composition and Reading Courses
Cuyamaca College
Office: B267
Office Hours: TBA
Email: barbara.pescar@gcccd.edu
As your instructor I feel it necessary to share some personal insights I have experienced as an older returning student about 14 years ago. In spring of 1994 I discovered an environment filled with positive energy and people who were excited about attending community college. Their excitement proved to be contagious for me and consequently, my fears of not succeeding soon faded. As a result, I became determined to follow my dreams and became a teacher of lifelong learners. It is my philosophy that most people have the need to belong. The community college environments provides the vehicle that over time can give individuals a solid foundation from which to build upon in order to achieve their personal and academic goals. As your instructor, I strive to be a coach and an example of success. I employ the proper tools in order to achieve the classroom goals, as well as teach my students to do the same. It has been said by many people that “enthusiasm is contagious.” I want you to know that my enthusiasm stems from my daily experiences in and out of the classroom. Therefore, I have an abundance to share with each of you. It is my hope that you too will become enthused with your success, and pass on what you have gained from this course with others.
In the Course Documents area of Blackboard are some personal photos of myself with my family on our last vacation (See Mrs Pescar's Pictures). I hope that as you view them, you will realize that your instructor is a person and not an entity. More importantly, she is a person with whom you can communicate easily.
